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Absence of Airway Secretion Accumulation Predicts Tolerance of Noninvasive Ventilation in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

N. Vandenberghe, Anne‐Evelyne Vallet, Thierry Petitjean, P. Le Cam, Stéphane Peysson, Claude Guérin, Frédéric Dailler, Sylvie Jay, Vincent Cadiergue, Françoise Bouhour,

Respiratory Care · 2013 · 44 citations · 29 references

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Our study reveals 3 factors that are predictive of good NIV tolerance, in particular the absence of airway secretion accumulation, which should prompt NIV initiation before its appearance.

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