Abstract:Introduction
The benefits of using non-invasive ventilation (NIV) on survival in motor neurone disease (MND) are well-established. Recent MND cohort studies have extended this finding to suggest that adherence with NIV of >4 hours/day improves survival more than <4 hours/day, and that any use increases survival more than no use at all. Despite these data, only approximately 19% of Australians with MND start NIV. Our team has recently demonstrated that specific and individualised… Show more
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