Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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Historical Article
[Home ventilatory support--retrospective view and perspectives].
Mechanical home ventilation is a child of this centuries polio epidemics. The tank respirator, or iron lung, signaled the beginning of the new era. ⋯ Hypoventilation syndromes of various origin are more and more encountered thanks to better detection methods. They benefit from a new, efficient and noninvasive technique, the positive pressure ventilation via nasal mask.