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Results of noninvasive ventilation in very old patients

BACKGROUND: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is frequently used for the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in very old patients (≥ 80 years), often in the context of a do-not-intubate order (DNI). We aimed to determine its efficacy and long-term outcome. METHODS: Prospective cohort of all pa...

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Autores principales: Schortgen, Frederique, Follin, Arnaud, Piccari, Lucilla, Roche-Campo, Ferran, Carteaux, Guillaume, Taillandier-Heriche, Elodie, Krypciak, Sebastien, Thille, Arnaud W, Paillaud, Elena, Brochard, Laurent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22353636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-2-5