Web-based telehome monitoring of nocturnal pulse oximetry (NPO) desaturation is a feasible tool to determine timing of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

A. Porcu, M. Moretti (Carrara, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Non inflammatory monitoring of airway diseases
Session: Non inflammatory monitoring of airway diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2996
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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A. Porcu, M. Moretti (Carrara, Italy). Web-based telehome monitoring of nocturnal pulse oximetry (NPO) desaturation is a feasible tool to determine timing of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2996

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