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Nicolino Ambrosino

ICS Maugeri
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Chronic respiratory care for neuromuscular diseases in adults

N Ambrosino, N Carpene… - European respiratory …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) may affect respiratory muscles, leading to respiratory failure.
Studies show that long-term noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) improves symptoms, …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the acute care setting: where are we?

N Ambrosino, G Vagheggini - European Respiratory Journal, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is a technique used to deliver mechanical
ventilation that is increasingly utilised in acute and chronic conditions. The present review …

[HTML][HTML] Early physiotherapy in the respiratory intensive care unit

E Clini, N Ambrosino - Respiratory medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Physiotherapy is an integral part of the management of patients in respiratory intensive care
units (RICUs). The most important aim in this area is to enhance the overall patient's …

[HTML][HTML] American thoracic society/European respiratory society statement on pulmonary rehabilitation

…, E Wouters, R Zuwallack, N Ambrosino… - American journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
… the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was
adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, December 2005, and by the ERS Executive Committee, N

Patterns of home mechanical ventilation use in Europe: results from the Eurovent survey

…, GC Donaldson, N Ambrosino… - European respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The study was designed to assess the patterns of use of home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
for patients with chronic respiratory failure across Europe. A detailed questionnaire of …

The Italian multicentre study on noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

…, A Corrado, CF Donner, N Ambrosino - European …, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with chronic ventilatory failure (CVF)
are more likely to develop exacerbations, which are an important determinant of health-…

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the weaning of patients with respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized, controlled trial

S Nava, N Ambrosino, E Clini, M Prato… - Annals of internal …, 1998 - acpjournals.org
Background: In patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
mechanical ventilation is often needed. The rate of weaning failure is high in these patients, …

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: correlates for success.

N Ambrosino, K Foglio, F Rubini, E Clini, S Nava… - Thorax, 1995 - thorax.bmj.com
… Vitacca M, Rubini F, Foglio K, Scalvini S, Nava S, Ambrosino N. Non-invasive modalities of
positive pressure ventilation improve the outcome of acute exacerbations in COLD patients. …

Causes of death in patients with COPD and chronic respiratory failure.

…, W MacNee, J Wedzicha, N Ambrosino… - Monaldi archives for …, 1997 - europepmc.org
Although the factors associated with mortality, such as forced expiratory volume in one second
(FEV1), arterial oxygen tension (Pa, O2) and pulmonary arterial pressure, have been well …

Long-term effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic airway obstruction

…, L Battista, M Pagani, N Ambrosino - European …, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of an outpatient pulmonary
rehabilitation programme (PRP) in patients with chronic airway obstruction (CAO). In 61 CAO …