Long-term home ventilation: towards the optimal target!

Symposium
Chairs: S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany), E. Clini (Modena, Italy)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to elucidate the monitoring in home-care ventilation in adults and children and to expand upon the Pro/Con on high-intensity NIV in COPD.

Monitoring patient-ventilator interaction during home ventilation A. Carlucci (Pavia, Italy)
High-intensity NIV in COPD: the Pro position W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany)
High-intensity NIV in COPD: the Con position S. Nava (Bologna, Italy)