Outcomes of Long-term Non-invasive Ventilation Use in Children with Neuromuscular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Mohammed M AlBalawiMaria Luisa Castro CodesalRobin FeatherstoneMeghan SebastianskiBen VandermeerBashar AlkhalediPrabhjot K BediTamer AbusidoJoanna E MacLeanPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2021)
Long-term non-invasive ventilation for children provides benefit for mortality, hospitalizations, and sleep study parameters for some sub-groups of children with neuromuscular disorders. High risk of bias and low study quality preclude strong conclusions.