Risk factors for the need mechanical ventilatory support in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy

L. Tavares, M. T. Fonseca, L. Lasmar, R. D. C. Barbosa, A. Vergara, M. Lopes, M. Leonardo, T. Guimarães, A. Machado (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Respiratory muscle function and training in acute and chronic respiratory disease
Session: Respiratory muscle function and training in acute and chronic respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 640
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
L. Tavares, M. T. Fonseca, L. Lasmar, R. D. C. Barbosa, A. Vergara, M. Lopes, M. Leonardo, T. Guimarães, A. Machado (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). Risk factors for the need mechanical ventilatory support in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 640

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Challenge already established: Identification of risk factors for early need for ventilatory support in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Update on monitoring airway diseases
Year: 2011

Ventilatory assistance in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: 468-469
Year: 2006


Age of loss of walking ability in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A marker for the elective use of mechanical ventilation?
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Exercise tests and emerging outcomes: defining the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2011

Evolution of patients with myotonic dystrophy and home mechanical ventilation
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 316s
Year: 2007

Pulmonary function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients before and after noninvasive ventilation
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 85s
Year: 2005

Effect on survival of long-term non-invasive ventilation and cardiac management for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 184s
Year: 2006

Introduction of domiciliary mechanical insufflation-exsufflation can reduce the incidence of crisis admissions in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Current trends in home mechanical ventilation
Year: 2012


Gastrointestinal dysfunction in ventilated patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Current trends in home mechanical ventilation
Year: 2012

Respiratory muscle testing: a valuable tool for young patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 357s
Year: 2006

Severe metabolic acidosis in chronically ventilated Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mechanical ventilation and weaning
Year: 2011


Nutritional status and admission risk in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Novel biomarkers and old parameters in clinical management of lung diseases
Year: 2013


Unplanned respiratory crises requiring ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients can be reduced by timely respiratory review and care co-ordination at the age of transition
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Current trends in home mechanical ventilation
Year: 2012


Implication of regular pulmonary function evaluation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Pulmonary function and rehabilitation in non-respiratory disease
Year: 2020

Home-based versus hospital monitoring of respiratory function changes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Source: International Congress 2018 – Management of chronic cough and respiratory muscle dysfunction
Year: 2018

Determining the manner in which patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy start non-invasive ventilation
Source: International Congress 2014 – Home noninvasive ventilation: still a "work in progress"?
Year: 2014


Characterization and survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy with non-invasive ventilation in Chile
Source: International Congress 2017 – Noninvasive ventilation for chronic respiratory failure
Year: 2017


Which are the most informative parameters to follow the respiratory decline in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Physiological monitoring during sleep and in neuromuscular disease in children
Year: 2012

Mouthpiece ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: International Congress 2016 – New horizons for noninvasive ventilation in acute and chronic settings
Year: 2016


Evaluating the effect of long-term idebenone treatment on respiratory morbidity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Source: International Congress 2019 – Rare and ultra-rare diseases and the lungs: updates and new perspectives
Year: 2019




Oximetry screening alone is not sufficient to identify nocturnal hypoventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Source: International Congress 2016 – Latest advances in paediatric sleep medicine
Year: 2016