Open AccessImpact of Nocturnal Noninvasive Ventilation on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with End-Stage Lung Disease Awaiting Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Nikolaus Kneidinger,
Rainer Gloeckl,
U Schönheit-Kenn,
Katrin Milger,
Wolfgang Hitzl,
Jürgen Behr,
Klaus Kenn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000484056
Subject(s) - medicine , lung transplantation , lung , pulmonary rehabilitation , transplantation , copd , surgery , gastroenterology
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients awaiting lung transplantation is crucial to ensure a transplant benefit. However, PR in patients with end-stage lung disease treated with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) remains an area of uncertainty.
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