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Delayed but successful response to noninvasive ventilation in COPD patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
BACKGROUND: We evaluated a new noninvasive ventilation (NIV) protocol that allows the pursuit of NIV in the case of persistent severe respiratory acidosis despite a first NIV challenge in COPD patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective observation...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5448693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28579772 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S136241 |