Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure due to COPD vs other causes: Effectiveness and predictors of failure in a respiratory ICU in North India

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), and the factors predicting failure of NIPPV in acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) versus other causes of ARF. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a prospective...

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Autores principales: Agarwal, Ritesh, Gupta, Rajesh, Aggarwal, Ashutosh N, Gupta, Dheeraj
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281088

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