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Table 6: Need for hospitalization, complications and death one year after diagnosis in patients with chronic alveolar hypoventilation with/without use of noninvasive ventilation. |
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Characteristics |
Basal, n (%) |
1 year, n (%) |
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|
Total (N = 17) |
Ventilation (N = 7) |
No ventilation (N = 10) |
Total (N = 17) |
p |
Ventilation (N = 7) |
p |
No ventilation (N = 10) |
p |
|
|
Hospitalizations |
7 (41.2) |
4 (57.1) |
3 (30) |
3 (17.64) |
0.13 |
2 (28.6) |
1.00 |
1 (10) |
0.24 |
|
Pneumonias* |
8 (47.0) |
4 (57.1) |
4 (40) |
2 (11.76) |
1.00 |
1 (14.3) |
0.24 |
1 (10) |
0.24 |
|
Respiratory insufficiency |
6 (35.3) |
3 (42.9) |
3 (30) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Pulmonary hypertension |
7 (41.2) |
4 (57.1) |
3 (30) |
1 (5.9) |
– |
– |
– |
1 (10) |
0.47 |
|
Cor pulmonale |
4 (23.6) |
2 (28.6) |
4 (40) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Deceased |
– |
– |
– |
0 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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* Mean number of pneumonia events: 1. |
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