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Long-term outcomes after acute hypercapnic COPD exacerbation: First-ever episode of non-invasive ventilation
BACKGROUND: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is used to treat acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, long-term outcomes following discharge are largely unknown. This study aimed to characterize long-term outcomes and identif...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Vienna
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6209011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066095 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00508-018-1364-6 |