Hospitalizations due to respiratory failure in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and their impact on survival: a population-based cohort study

Respiratory failure, infections and aspiration pneumonia, are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In a population-based cohort, we assessed (a) hospital utilization and (b) impact of hospitalization for respiratory failure on survival. All patients with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC pulmonary medicine 2016-11, Vol.16 (1), p.136-136, Article 136
Hauptverfasser:	Pisa, Federica Edith, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Giacomelli Battiston, Paolo, Barbone, Fabio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - complications Cohort Studies Databases, Factual Disease Progression Female Hospital Mortality Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Italy - epidemiology Male Noninvasive Ventilation Pneumonia - epidemiology Pulmonology Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology Respiratory Insufficiency - mortality Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy Survival Analysis Tracheostomy
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