Discussion In this study, age and comorbidity played an important role in treatment decisions
in advanced NSCLC. Two population studies [9, 10] found that in advanced stages, in the …

Background: Polygraphy (PG) remains the standard method of assessing noninvasive ventilation
(NIV) effectiveness. Built-in software (BIS) of recent NIV equipment provides estimates …

Purpose In obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAS), airway collapses and
vibrations cause local and systemic inflammatory response and oxidative stress (OS). Our …

Introduction Poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness are common in patients
with cystic fibrosis (CF), and both are negatively correlated with health-related quality of life (…

BACKGROUND: While home mechanical ventilation (HMV) prolongs survival in selected
groups of patients, its use is associated with progressive dependency in basic activities, and …

Background: Leakage is common in patients receiving home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
via a face mask. Although pressure ventilators have partial compensatory capacity, …

Introduction Respiratory center (RC) dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), and often requires treatment with home non-…

Introduction Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a risk factor for heart failure (HF).
Some studies associate the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with changes in …

Introduction Patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) need treatment with
positive pressure either with continuous (CPAP) or double pressure (NIV). The apnea–hypopnea …

Introducción La inhalación de monóxido de carbono (CO) puede producir intoxicación,
ocasionando desde una sintomatología inespecífica hasta la muerte. Muchas veces hay …