Long-term non-invasive ventilation reduces readmissions in COPD patients with two or more episodes of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who have had an episode of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) have a large 1-year risk of death or readmission. Acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be an effective treatment of AHRF; and long-term NIV (LTN...

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Autores principales: Ankjærgaard, Kasper Linde, Maibom, Sophia Liff, Wilcke, Jon Torgny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ecrj.v3.28303

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ecrj.v3.28303

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