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Role of BiPAP applied through endotracheal tube in unconscious patients suffering from acute exacerbation of COPD: a pilot study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mechanical ventilation is the recommended treatment in unconscious patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypercapenic respiratory failure. But, in resource-poor countries, many of these patients are not able to afford this tre...

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Autores principales: Rawat, Jagdish, Sindhwani, Girish, Biswas, Debasis, Dua, Ruchi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22665995
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S30126