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Stephen Bourke

Researcher at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Publications -  124
Citations -  4158

Stephen Bourke is an academic researcher from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 108 publications receiving 3431 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen Bourke include Newcastle University & Freeman Hospital.

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Effects of non-invasive ventilation on survival and quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomised controlled trial.

TL;DR: In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis without severe bulbar dysfunction, NIV improves survival with maintenance of, and improvement in, quality of life and the survival benefit from NIV in this group is much greater than that from currently available neuroprotective therapy.
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The DECAF Score: predicting hospital mortality in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TL;DR: The DECAF Score is a simple yet effective predictor of mortality in patients hospitalised with an exacerbation of COPD and has the potential to help clinicians more accurately predict prognosis, and triage place and level of care to improve outcome in this common condition.
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Noninvasive ventilation in ALS: Indications and effect on quality of life

TL;DR: Noninvasive ventilation use was associated with improved QoL and survival, and subjects with orthopnea and preserved bulbar function showed the largest benefit.
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Sleep and breathing in neuromuscular disease

TL;DR: Noninvasive ventilation improves sleep quality and breathing in subjects with respiratory muscle weakness, however, the optimal criteria for initiation of ventilation and its role in rapidly progressive neuromuscular diseases are unclear.