Patients with ALS who were admitted to a tertiary hospital for initially applying non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with optimal NIPPV initiation and adherence, and to assess the long-term effects of NIPPV adherence in ALS patients.
This is a retrospective cohort study to assess the factor associated with success of non-invasive positive ventilation in ALS patients.