Home mechanical ventilation for restrictive thoracic diseases: effects on patient quality-of-life and hospitalizations.

Doménech-Clar, Rosalía

Home mechanical ventilation for restrictive thoracic diseases: effects on patient quality-of-life and hospitalizations. [electronic resource] - Respiratory medicine Dec 2003 - 1320-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0954-6111

10.1016/j.rmed.2003.08.002 doi


Carbon Dioxide--blood
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume--physiology
Home Care Services
Hospitalization--statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen--blood
Partial Pressure
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Respiration Disorders--etiology
Respiration, Artificial--methods
Thoracic Diseases--complications
Treatment Outcome
Vital Capacity--physiology