Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major worldwide public health issue. The main respiratory complication stemming from obesity is obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Most of the OHS patients diagnosed during an exacerbation are treated with non invasive ventilation (NIV). Up to date, no prospective study...

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Autores principales: Orfanos, Sarah, Jaffuel, Dany, Perrin, Christophe, Molinari, Nicolas, Chanez, Pascal, Palot, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0391-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28288605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0391-9

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