Respiratory failure after thoracoplasty: treatment by intermittent negative-pressure ventilation.
- 1 June 1983
- Vol. 38 (6) , 433-435
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.38.6.433
Abstract
Ten patients with severe respiratory failure secondary to extensive pulmonary tuberculosis and thoracoplasty were treated with intermittent negative-pressure ventilation. All recovered and were followed up for 6 mo.-8 yr. Two have died from unrelated causes and 6 have used some form of breathing aid at home. Negative-pressure ventilation, which is a noninvasive form of respiratory support, offers important benefits in selected cases.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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