Table 1 Characteristics of the studied population: indications for noninvasive ventilation according to Eurovent categories
From: Monitoring of noninvasive ventilation: comparative analysis of different strategies
Aetiologic group | Subjects |
|---|---|
Obstructive lung diseases (OLD) | 25 |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 12 |
 Overlap syndrome | 10 |
 Other | 3 |
Chest wall diseases (CWD) | 29 |
 Obesity hypoventilation syndrome | 21 |
 Tuberculosis sequelae | 3 |
 Kyphoscoliosis | 5 |
Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) | 46 |
 Myopathy | 25 |
 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 13 |
 Neuropathy | 8 |