Non-invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality in elderly immunocompromised patients hospitalized with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Mortality after pneumonia in immunocompromised patients is higher than for immunocompetent patients. The use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation for patients with severe pneumonia may provide beneficial outcomes while circumventing potential complications associated with invasive mech...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Christopher S, Frei, Christopher R, Metersky, Mark L, Anzueto, Antonio R, Mortensen, Eric M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24468062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24468062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-7

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