Long-term ventilation in restrictive ventilatory disorders.
Long-term ventilation (LTV) had its beginning with restrictive ventilatory disorders. Today, LTV is predominately represented by noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Invasive ventilation was used for a long time but is now usually restricted for selected patients in which NIV fails.
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Association Française Contre les Myopathies, 91002 Evry Cedex, France. pleger@afm.genethon.fr
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