BACKGROUND: Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a noninvasive technique
performed to simulate cough and remove sputum from proximal airways. To date, the effects of MI-…

Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) improves survival and quality of life in amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. NIV initiation is mostly conducted at hospital, but a …

Objective: We hypothesized that the use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation can reduce
the incidence of acute respiratory failure within the 48-hour post-extubation period in …

Rationale: respiratory muscle weakness and can lead to respiratory failure and reintubation.
Reintubation, which increases severity of illness, is an independent risk of nosocomial …

Background: Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a non-invasive technique
performed through the CoughAssist In-Exsufflator to simulate cough and remove mucus from …

… Please cite this article as: Réginault T, Bouteleux B, Wibart P, et al. At-home NIV initiation
with … Philippe Wibart reports support for the present manuscript from Bordeaux University …

… Patrick Wibart is clearly a virtuoso of the instrument – not the only … Wibart’s performances
provide an eloquent exemplar of this, … Wibart has made as good a selection as could have been …

Methods: In a medical ICU of a university hospital we conducted a prospective randomized
open study in two parallel groups. All intubated patients were screened with a Medical …

Introduction We hypothesized that the use of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV), a
technique designed to improve mucus clearance, could prove effective in avoiding further …

PURPOSE: The aims of this prospective study were (1) to select, after weaning and extubation,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with expiratory flow limitation (…