Nocturnal non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients with prolonged hypercapnia after ventilatory sup...
Nocturnal non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients with prolonged hypercapnia after ventilatory support for acute respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, parallel-group study
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Struik, F M , Sprooten, R T M , Kerstjens, H A M , Bladder, G , Zijnen, M , Asin, J , Cobben, N A M , Vonk, J M and Wijkstra, P J
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Introduction The effectiveness of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) in COPD patients with prolonged hypercapnia after ventilatory support for acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains unclear. We investigated if nocturnal NIV in these patients prolongs the time to readmission for respiratory causes or death (primary endpoint) in the fo...
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Nocturnal non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients with prolonged hypercapnia after ventilatory support for acute respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, parallel-group study
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1553106386
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1553106386
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0040-6376
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1468-3296
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10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205126
