Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Nov 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomised trial of inpatient versus outpatient initiation of home mechanical ventilation in patients with nocturnal hypoventilation.
Long-term home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is usually initiated in hospital. Admission to hospital has resource implications and may not be reimbursable in some healthcare systems. ⋯ Outpatient initiation of HMV is feasible with equivalent outcome in the outpatient and the inpatient groups.