[HTML][HTML] Clinical outcomes associated with home mechanical ventilation: a systematic review

EJ MacIntyre, L Asadi, DA Mckim… - Canadian respiratory …, 2016 - hindawi.com
Mckim contributed to the study design and drafting of the paper. Sean M. Bagshaw
contributed to the study design, data extraction, study coordination, and drafting of the paper. …

Cardiorespiratory management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: emerging therapies, neuromuscular genetics, and new clinical challenges

…, JC Carter, LH Cripe, TP Cripe, DA McKim… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The life-limiting complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) include loss of lung
function and progressive cardiomyopathy; when patients are treated with assisted ventilation, …

Home mechanical ventilation: a Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

DA McKim, M Avendano, S Abdool, F Côté… - Canadian Respiratory …, 2011 - hindawi.com
Increasing numbers of patients are surviving episodes of prolonged mechanical ventilation
or benefitting from the recent availability of user-friendly noninvasive ventilators. Although …

Home mechanical ventilation in Canada: a national survey

L Rose, DA McKim, SL Katz, D Leasa… - Respiratory …, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: No comprehensive Canadian national data describe the prevalence of
and service provision for ventilator-assisted individuals living at home, data critical to health-…

Lung volume recruitment slows pulmonary function decline in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

DA McKim, SL Katz, N Barrowman, A Ni… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
McKim DA, Katz SL, Barrowman N, Ni A, LeBlanc C. Lung volume recruitment slows pulmonary
function decline in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-…

Twenty-four hour noninvasive ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a safe alternative to tracheostomy

DA McKim, N Griller, C LeBlanc… - Canadian respiratory …, 2013 - hindawi.com
… ACKNoWLeDGeMeNTs: Douglas McKim contributed to this article by providing all of the
medical care for these individuals, conceiving of the review and overseeing the data collection …

Healthcare utilisation and costs of home mechanical ventilation

ML Nonoyama, DA McKim, D Guerriere, PC Coyte… - Thorax, 2018 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Individuals using home mechanical ventilation (HMV) frequently choose to live
at home for quality of life, despite financial burden. Previous studies of healthcare utilisation …

Cough augmentation techniques in the critically ill: a Canadian national survey

…, NK Adhikari, J Poon, D Leasa, DA McKim - Respiratory …, 2016 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Critically ill mechanically ventilated patients experience impaired airway
clearance due to ineffective cough and impaired secretion mobilization. Cough augmentation …

Daytime mouthpiece for continuous noninvasive ventilation in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ME Bédard, DA McKim - Respiratory care, 2016 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used to provide ventilatory support
for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Once 24-h ventilation is required, …

Home mechanical ventilation for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

…, DL Morrison, C O'Connell, BJ Petrof, DA McKim - 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving both upper
and lower motor neurons that results in progressive weakness of skeletal muscles. …