Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV)

Home Mechanical Ventilation (“HMV”) is characterized by the intermittent or continuous use of a ventilator (artificial respirator), to reduce the workload on respiratory muscles while improving gas exchange. HMV can be performed :

– using a mouthpiece, nasal or face mask (non-invasive ventilation) ;

– using a tracheostomy tube (invasive ventilation)..


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