Esquinas AM, Matsuoka Y, Adıgüzel N, Karakurt Z. Intensive care and non-invasive mechanical ventilation in kyphoscoliosis: are new perspectives still needed?
Multidiscip Respir Med 2013;
8:31. [PMID:
23647687 PMCID:
PMC3679766 DOI:
10.1186/2049-6958-8-31]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) assists breathing and thus improves oxygenation in patients with Kyphoscoliosis. The benefits of short- and long-term intermittent nocturnal in such patients have been reported previously (improvement of vital capacity, total lung capacity, muscle strength, daytime oxygenation, exercise capacity, and pulmonary hypertension). We review this important study reporting patients with kyphoscoliosis and acute respiratory failure along with their long-term outcomes. We believe that this letter may provide important information regarding the prognosis and efficacy of NIV.
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