Is tracheostomy still an option in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? Reflections of a multidisciplinary work group

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with a poor prognosis. Survival and quality of life of ALS patients have improved through the implementation of multidisciplinary approaches, the use of percutaneous gastrostomy and of noninvasive (NIV) or invasive ventil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Swiss medical weekly 2013, Vol.143, p.w13830-w13830
Hauptverfasser:	Heritier Barras, Anne-Chantal, Adler, Dan, Iancu Ferfoglia, Ruxandra, Ricou, Bara, Gasche, Yvan, Leuchter, Igor, Hurst, Samia, Escher, Monica, Pollak, Pierre, Janssens, Jean-Paul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advance Directives Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - complications Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - therapy France Humans Noninvasive Ventilation - ethics Noninvasive Ventilation - methods Palliative Care - ethics Palliative Care - methods Quality of Life Respiration, Artificial - ethics Respiration, Artificial - methods Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy Switzerland Tracheostomy - ethics Tracheostomy - methods
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