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Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD patients with mild respiratory acidosis: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN17802078]

INTRODUCTION: We hypothesized that the use of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV), a technique designed to improve mucus clearance, could prove effective in avoiding further deterioration in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with mild respirato...

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Autores principales: Vargas, Frédéric, Bui, Hoang Nam, Boyer, Alexandre, Salmi, Louis Rachid, Gbikpi-Benissan, Georges, Guenard, Hervé, Gruson, Didier, Hilbert, Gilles
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1269449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16137351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3724