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Determinants of Noninvasive Ventilation Outcomes during an Episode of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Effects of Comorbidities and Causes of Respiratory Failure

Objectives. To investigate the effect of the cause of acute respiratory failure and the role of comorbidities both acute and chronic on the outcome of COPD patients admitted to Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) with acute respiratory failure and treated with NIV. Design. Observational prospecti...

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Autores principales: Pacilli, Angela Maria Grazia, Valentini, Ilaria, Carbonara, Paolo, Marchetti, Antonio, Nava, Stefano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24563868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/976783