Ventilation of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2021 May 14;141(8). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.1030. Print 2021 May 25.
[Article in English, Norwegian]
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Plain language summary

Just under 10 % of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis receive life-prolonging ventilation via a tracheostomy. There is no international consensus on the planning of life-prolonging invasive ventilation for patients with this disease.

MeSH terms

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Quality of Life
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Respiratory Insufficiency*