The clinical use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in children with neuromuscular disorders in Europe

Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a strategy to treat pulmonary exacerbations in neuromuscular disorders (NMDs). Pediatric guidelines for optimal setting titration of MI-E are lacking and the settings used in studies vary. Our objective was to assess the actual MI-E settings being used in current clinical treatment of children with NMDs and a survey was sent in July 2016 to European expertise centers. Ten centers from seven countries gave information on MI-E settings for 240 children aged 4  months to 17.8 years (mean 10.5).
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research