Noninvasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: what is the evidence?
Long-term noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to treat chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure is still controversial in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, with the introduction of high-intensity NIV, important benefits from this therapy have also been shown in COPD. In...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2018-04-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00012-2018.full |