Objectives Individuals dependent on long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) for their day-
to-day living are a heterogenous population who go through several transitions over their …

Background: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is an effective treatment in patients
with neuromuscular diseases (NMD) to improve symptoms, quality of life, and survival …

BACKGROUND: Regular monitoring combined with early and appropriate use of airway
clearance can reduce unplanned hospital admissions for patients with neuromuscular …

BACKGROUND: In 2014, the Ministry of Health of Ontario, Canada, approved a program of
public funding for specialist-prescribed mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) devices …

Objectives Discharging a child home on long‐term ventilation (LTV) via tracheostomy is
complex and involves multiple healthcare providers across healthcare sectors. To date …

Our objective was to quantify health service utilisation including monitoring and treatment of
respiratory complications for adults with neuromuscular disease (NMD), identifying practice …

Patients with chronic respiratory failure are often required to attend multiple hospital
appointments, which may be difficult due to their physical disabilities and the amount of …

Objectives With the advancement of technology the number of patients surviving critical
illness has increased. Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a growing option for patients …

Growing evidence of the benefits of home ventilatory support in patients with chronic
respiratory failure along with technological advances in ventilators have enabled their use in …

Tracheal suctioning is an important procedure to maintain airway patency by removing
secretions. Today, suctioning operators include not only medical staff, but also family …