September 7, 2007Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Physician attitudes towards ventilatory support for spinal muscular atrophy type 1 in Australasia

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Population

92 physicians from all major paediatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

NGNimeshan GeevasingaWestmead Hospital MRMonique M. RyanRoyal Children's Hospital

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Physician preferences favor NIV over invasive ventilation in SMA1; hypothesis-generating for standardized protocols pending outcome trials.

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Population

92 physicians (16 clinical geneticists, 19 intensive care physicians, 28 neurologists, and 29 respiratory physicians) from all major paediatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand

Intervention

Survey regarding views on ventilatory management of spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1)

Outcome

Physician attitudes to the various forms of ventilatory support for children with SMA1

Most physicians in Australia and New Zealand oppose invasive ventilatory support for chronic respiratory failure in SMA1, but support non-invasive ventilation for acute decompensation.

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Geevasinga et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71e588fe4101aa97e0b439 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01197.x

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Implication

Physician preferences favor NIV over invasive ventilation in SMA1; hypothesis-generating for standardized protocols pending outcome trials.

Physician attitudes towards ventilatory support for spinal muscular atrophy type 1 in Australasia

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Physician attitudes towards ventilatory support for spinal muscular atrophy type 1 in Australasia

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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