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Is Hypercapnea a Predictor of Better Survival in the Patients who Underwent Mechanical Ventilation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

BACKGROUND: There are contradictory reports concerning hypercapnia as a predictor of a better outcome in COPD. This study examined the clinical implications of hypercapnea in COPD patients (M:F = 59:19) who required mechanical ventilation. METHODS: The clinical parameters at the time of MICU admissi...

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Autores principales: Park, Joo Hun, Koh, Younsuck, Lim, Chae-Man, Hong, Sang-Bum, Oh, Yeon Mok, Shim, Tae Sun, Lee, Sang Do, Kim, Woo Sung, Kim, Dong Soon, Kim, Won Dong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16646557
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2006.21.1.1