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Predictors of outcome of noninvasive ventilation in severe COPD exacerbation
BACKGROUND: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) reduces the rate of endotracheal intubation (ETI) and overall mortality in severe acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) with acute respiratory failure and is increasingly applied in respiratory intermediate care units. However, inadequate patient selection and...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6639947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31319839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0892-9 |