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Trends in use and impact on outcome of empiric antibiotic therapy and non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients with acute exacerbation
BACKGROUND: Empiric antibiotic therapy is routinely prescribed in patients with acute COPD exacerbations (AECOPD) requiring ventilatory support on the basis of studies including patients conventionally ventilated. Whether this practice remains valid to current management with first-line non-invasive...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Paris
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591222/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26429357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-015-0072-x |