Treatment of respiratory failure in COPD
Treatment of respiratory failure in COPD
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New Zealand: Dove Medical Press Ltd
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English
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New Zealand: Dove Medical Press Ltd
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Patients with advanced COPD and acute or chronic respiratory failure are at high risk for death. Beyond pharmacological treatment, supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation are major treatment options. This review describes the physiological concepts underlying respiratory failure and its therapy, as well as important treatment outcomes. The r...
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Treatment of respiratory failure in COPD
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2650592
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2650592
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1178-2005,1176-9106
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1178-2005
DOI
10.2147/COPD.S3814
