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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2016
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| 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 |