Publications by authors named "G Renov"
Objective: To describe the outcome of patients admitted to a new private facility for chronically ventilated patients in the Ashdod area of Israel.
Methods: On arrival, all patients were placed on Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) at 90% of target minute ventilation for lean body weight, reducing progressively in weekly decrements of 10% down to 60% of target minute ventilation if adequate spontaneous ventilation was maintained by the patient.
Results: Almost half (12/27) of these patients admitted in the first 12 months following establishment of the facility were successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation within 2 weeks to 2 months of admission.