Noninvasive ventilatory support to reverse weight loss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case series

Noninvasive ventilatory support to reverse weight loss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case series

This case series of five patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy demonstrates the nutritional advantages of instituting noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilatory support via 15mm angled mouthpieces to relieve tachypnea and provide more time to swallow food safely. In each case weight...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pulmonology 2019-03, Vol.25 (2), p.79-82
Hauptverfasser: Deo, P., Bach, J.R.
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Sprache:eng
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Dysphagia
Malnutrition
Neuromuscular disease
Noninvasive ventilation
Noninvasive ventilatory support
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Zusammenfassung:This case series of five patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy demonstrates the nutritional advantages of instituting noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilatory support via 15mm angled mouthpieces to relieve tachypnea and provide more time to swallow food safely. In each case weight loss was reversed.
ISSN:2531-0437
2531-0437
DOI:10.1016/j.pulmoe.2018.06.002