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Idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis: effectiveness of bilevel intermittent positive airway pressure
S Mínguez1, J Pedro-Botet, A Supervía
1Department of Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 49-year-old woman presented with idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient benefited from bilevel intermittent positive airway pressure-type assisted ventilation with rapid, excellent and long-lasting results. This case emphasizes the need for correct diagnosis and therapeutic management, particularly with a bilevel intermittent positive airway pressure-type home ventilation technique, in idiopathic bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.