Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: state of the art (II part)

Background: In the last years Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) has been playing an important role in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF). Prospective randomised controlled trials have shown improvements in clinical features (respiratory rate, neurological score), pH and arterial blood gas...

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Main Authors: Federico Lari, Fabrizio Giostra, Gianpaolo Bragagni, Nicola Di Battista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/227