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Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of chronic respiratory failure and its course is punctuated by a series of acute exacerbations which commonly lead to hospital admission. Exacerbations are managed through the application of non-invasive ventilation and, when...

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Autores principales: Barrett, Nicholas A., Kostakou, Eirini, Hart, Nicholas, Douiri, Abdel, Camporota, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6664508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31362776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3548-4