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Michel Toussaint
Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Publications - 49
Citations - 1329
Michel Toussaint is an academic researcher from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Exsufflation & Mechanical ventilation. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 44 publications receiving 1021 citations.
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Airway clearance techniques in neuromuscular disorders: A state of the art review.
Michelle Chatwin,Michel Toussaint,Miguel R. Gonçalves,Nicole Sheers,Uwe Mellies,Jesus Gonzales-Bermejo,Jesus Sancho,Brigitte Fauroux,Tiina Andersen,Brit Hov,Malin Nygren-Bonnier,Matthieu Lacombe,Kurt Pernet,Mike J. Kampelmacher,Christian Devaux,Kathy Kinnett,Daniel W. Sheehan,Fabrizio Rao,Marcello Villanova,David J Berlowitz,Brenda M. Morrow +20 more
TL;DR: The review presents descriptions; standard definitions; the supporting evidence for and limitations of proximal and peripheral ACTs that are used in patients with NMD; as well as providing recommendations for objective measurements of efficacy, specifically for proximal ACTs.
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Diurnal ventilation via mouthpiece: survival in end-stage Duchenne patients
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of diurnal mouthpiece intermittent positive pressure ventilation (MIPPV) on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients was assessed. And the mean survival rate was 31 yrs.
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Effect of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation on mucus clearance in duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: a preliminary report.
TL;DR: IPV is a safe airway clearance method for tracheostomized Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, and this preliminary study suggests that IPV increases the effectiveness of assisted mucus clearance techniques.
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Lung function accurately predicts hypercapnia in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
TL;DR: Lung function is useful to predict nocturnal hypercapnia in patients with DMD and VC < 680 mL is very sensitive to predict daytimehypercapnia, according to a cross-sectional study.
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Limits of effective cough-augmentation techniques in patients with neuromuscular disease.
TL;DR: In clinically stable patients with neuromuscular diseases, the effectiveness of cough-augmentation techniques can be predicted with measurements of maximum respiratory capacity and breath-stacking plus manually assisted cough best improved unassisted PCF.