title: POINT: Is Noninvasive Ventilation Always the Most Appropriate Manner of Long-term Ventilation for Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1? Yes, Almost Always.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ. Electronic address: bachjr@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bach
mesh_terms: D060666:Airway Extubation / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014897:Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome