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International Journal of COPD, Vol 2015, Iss Issue 1, Pp 711-
a novel alternative to non-invasive ventilation inhypercapnic respiratory failure?
2015 Volume 713
Abstract: ... non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a common therapeutic option in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, especially ...
| Abstract | Paulo Matos,1 Antonio M Esquinas2 1Pneumology Department, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; 2Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, SpainNowadays non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a common therapeutic option in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1 Even though there is not robust data showing mortality or morbidity benefits, it appears to improve quality of life and reduce admissions for exacerbation.1,2 However, there will always be a group of patients where NIV is not an option, because of poor compliance or side effects.Read the original article |
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| Keywords | Diseases of the respiratory system ; RC705-779 ; Specialties of internal medicine ; RC581-951 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Medicine ; R |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Dove Medical Press |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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