Prolonged Ventilation In Muscular Dystrophy Increases Complications

... New research from MetroHealth Medical Center in Ohio suggests that patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experience a higher incidence of noncardiopulmonary complications when prolonged survival involved assisted ventilation. Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review of 27 patients with DMD who were 20-years-old or older. [click link for full article] ...