Background: The initiation of early non-invasive ventilation (NIV) often involves a careful balance between tolerance and effectiveness. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, the establishment of a strategy, including the decision to focus on adhering to a cut-off, setting specific targets, or correcting all events, is crucial.
Objective: To identify factors at 1 month after early at-home NIV initiation that are associated with improved survival in ALS patients. We explored the impacts of adherence (ADH), quality of treatment, and NIV parameters at 1 month after early at-home NIV initiation on patient survival.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 184 ALS patients at the Bordeaux ALS Centre for whom NIV was initiated between September 2017 and June 2021, and we collected data for a minimum period of 2 years after the last patient included. The primary outcome was the risk of death according to baseline characteristics of our population and the NIV parameters and monitoring during the early NIV initiation period. The secondary outcomes were association with NIV ADH during the early NIV initiation period on prognosis, and NIV ADH cut-off for good versus poor prognosis.
Results: Among the 178 ALS patients analysed, we found that quality of NIV treatment and device settings did not significantly influence prognosis. However, low ADH was significantly associated with a higher risk of death. The use of NIV for > 5 h/day during the early NIV initiation period was linked to a decreased risk of death [hazard ratio = 0.4; 95% confidence interval: 0.27-0.9].
Conclusion: The use of NIV for > 5 h/day during the early NIV initiation period was associated with increased survival.
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J Trop Pediatr
December 2024
Division of Neonatology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, 06800, Turkey.
This study aimed to identify risk factors for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) failure in <30 weeks' gestation preterm neonates and compare morbidity in patients with and without NIV failure. This study included preterm neonates <30 weeks' gestation who received NIV support for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between infants with and without NIV failure within the first 72 hours after birth.
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January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology, Pneumology, and Intensive Care), University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Purpose: In heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) populations, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with impaired health outcomes. We evaluated whether in patients with HF, concomitant HF and COPD or COPD, the number of hospitalizations would be reduced in the year after testing for SDB with and without treatment initiation compared to the year before.
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Cureus
December 2024
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Background: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy has developed as a valuable tool for respiratory support in pediatric critical care. It offers an intermediate level of support between traditional low-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Studies suggest its effectiveness in improving oxygen delivery, work of breathing, and secretion clearance.
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PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Mathematics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
In biology and life sciences, fractal theory and fractional calculus have significant applications in simulating and understanding complex problems. In this paper, a compartmental model employing Caputo-type fractional and fractal-fractional operators is presented to analyze Nipah virus (NiV) dynamics and transmission. Initially, the model includes nine nonlinear ordinary differential equations that consider viral concentration, flying fox, and human populations simultaneously.
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