Is there a role for mask continuous positive airway pressure in acute respiratory failure due to COPD? Lessons from a retrospective audit of 3 different cohorts

Exacerbations of COPD that result in acute respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation have high morbidity and mortality. This study is a retrospective observational study that compared the outcomes of 237 patients with COPD and acute respiratory failure requiring intensive c...

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Autores principales: Dial, Sandra, Menzies, Dick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18046904

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