Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAmbulatory adaptation to noninvasive ventilation in restrictive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial with cost assessment.
Home mechanical ventilation is usually initiated in hospital. However, cost-effectiveness of inpatient set up has never been compared to outpatient adaptation in a randomized design. A Prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority trial was conducted comparing the effectiveness of adaptation to noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) performed in the ambulatory or hospital setting in patients with chronic respiratory failure secondary to restrictive thoracic disease, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome or neuromuscular disease. ⋯ Identifier number NCT00698958 at www.clinicaltrials.gov.