Long-term survival in elderly patients with a do-not-intubate order treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation

BACKGROUND: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) is an effective tool in treating patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), since it reduces both the need for endotracheal intubation and the mortality in comparison with nonventilated patients. A particular issue is represented by the outco...

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Autores principales: Scarpazza, Paolo, Incorvaia, Cristoforo, Amboni, Paolo, di Franco, Giuseppe, Raschi, Stefania, Usai, Pierfranco, Bernareggi, Monica, Bonacina, Cristiano, Melacini, Chiara, Cattaneo, Roberta, Bencini, Serena, Pravettoni, Chiara, Riario-Sforza, Gian Galeazzo, Passalacqua, Gianni, Casali, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814461
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S18501

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