Tracheostomy Ventilation in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclero

Muhammad K Rafiq
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Muhammad K Rafiq: Registrar in Neurology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2018, vol. 8, issue 4, 71-72

Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive terminal neurological disorder. It causes profound disability and average life span is 2-3 years from symptom onset. Death is usually due to respiratory failure. ALS can affect adults of any age, but the mean age of onset is 55-60 years. There is no cure and treatment is only supportive. Of supportive interventions, supporting respiratory function with non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been demonstrated to have the largest survival benefit[1]. Due to the relentless degeneration of the motor neurones innervating the respiratory muscles, after a period of successful benefit, NIV becomes ineffective and the patient can only survive if provided with invasive ventilation i.e., tracheostomy ventilation (TV).

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2018.08.555744

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