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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A comparison of maximal inspiratory pressure and forced vital capacity as potential criteria for initiating non‐invasive ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Pages 106-111 | Received 28 Jun 2006, Accepted 20 Sep 2006, Published online: 10 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Using a retrospective analysis of 161 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from the Western ALS study group (WALS) database, the sensitivity of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP)<−60 cm H2O and forced vital capacity (FVC)<50% as US Medicare thresholds for initiating non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) were compared. Sixty‐five per cent of patients at enrollment met the MIP criterion, compared with only 8% of patients who met the FVC criterion. There were no cases in which FVC<50% antedated MIP<−60 cm H2O. The longitudinal data showed that patients reached the MIP criterion 4 to 6.5 months earlier than the FVC criterion. For patients with clinical signs and symptoms needing treatment with NIV, a MIP<−60 cm H2O allows US clinicians to obtain non‐invasive ventilatory support for patients earlier than if using the FVC criterion alone.

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