ALS patients on TPPV
2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 61; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/01.wnl.0000069925.02052.1f
ISSN1526-632X
AutoresHideaki Hayashi, Edward Anthony Oppenheimer,
Tópico(s)Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
ResumoSeventy patients with ALS using tracheostomy positive pressure ventilation (TPPV) were evaluated for impaired communication. Severely impaired communication is divided into the totally locked-in state (TLS) and the minimal communication state (MCS). TLS occurred in 8 of 70 (11.4%). In the 33 patients on TPPV for more than 5 years, TLS developed in 6 (18.2%) and MCS in 11 (33.1%). Respiratory management for ALS allows long-term survival if mechanical ventilation is used.
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