Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth cause of morbidity and mortality in
the developed world and represents a substantial economic and social burden. Patients …

Most health-care professionals are trained to promote and maintain life and often have
difficulty when faced with the often rapid decline and death of people with terminal illnesses …

Importance Outcomes after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
requiring acute noninvasive ventilation (NIV) are poor and there are few treatments to …

Background: The purpose of this guideline is to optimize evaluation and management of
patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Methods: A multidisciplinary panel …

Sleep-disordered breathing in neuromuscular diseases is due to an exaggerated reduction
in lung volumes during supine sleep, a compromised physiologic adaptation to sleep, and …

Importance The association of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) with
outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypercapnia is uncertain …

Background Average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) has been introduced as a
new additional mode for a bilevel pressure ventilation (BPV) device (BiPAP; Respironics; …

Background Chronic alveolar hypoventilation is a common complication of many
neuromuscular and chest wall disorders. Long‐term nocturnal mechanical ventilation is …

Sleep in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly associated with
oxygen desaturation, which may exceed the degree of desaturation during maximum …

Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) may affect respiratory muscles, leading to respiratory
failure. Studies show that long-term noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) improves …