Safety and efficacy of diaphragm pacing in patients with respiratory insufficiency due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (DiPALS): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Background: Non-invasive ventilation is part of the standard of care for treatment of respiratory failure in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The NeuRx RA/4 Diaphragm Pacing System has received Humanitarian Device Exemption approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for trea...

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Main Authors: McDermott, C, Shaw, P, Cooper, C, Dixon, S, Baird, W, Bradburn, M, Fitzgerald, P, Maguire, C, Williams, T, Baudouin, S, Karat, D, Talbot, K, Stradling, J, Maynard, N, Turner, M, Bianchi, S, Ackroyd, R, Bourke, S, Ealing, J, Hamdalla, H, Bentley, A, Galloway, S, Orrell, R, Wedzicha, W, Elliot, M, Hughes, P, Hanemann, C, Collaborators, DSG
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2015