Overview
The effectiveness of NIV is clearly demonstrated but no recent studies describe the prescription based on clinical data and the conditions of using NIV at home according the various respiratory diseases.
The investigators' purpose is that a better knowledge of NIV practices could improve both the quality to support patients at home and the efficacy of the treatment.
The main objective of this study is to analyze the clinical data justifying the prescription of NIV advice according respiratory disease. The secondary objectives are to study comorbidities, treatment failures, survival rate during the study period.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- No previous experience with domiciliary non-invasive ventilation
- Adult patients, ≥ 18 years of age
- Without tracheotomy
- No evolutive cancer
- No significant psychiatric disease
- Possible medical monitoring
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evolutive cancer
- Inability to understand rationale and/or consent form for study