Physiological differences in patients with kyphoscoliosis, post tuberculosis sequelae and obesity hypoventilation syndrome when starting long-term noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)

J. H. Storre, B. Schulte, M. Dreher, W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Noninvasive ventilation in the chronic setting
Session: Noninvasive ventilation in the chronic setting
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1968

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J. H. Storre, B. Schulte, M. Dreher, W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany). Physiological differences in patients with kyphoscoliosis, post tuberculosis sequelae and obesity hypoventilation syndrome when starting long-term noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1968

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