Noninvasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the emergency department: early predictors of in-hospital outcome

The applications of early non-invasive ventilation (NIV) are nowadays expanding in the Emergency Department (ED) for the treatment of different types and etiologies of acute respiratory failure (ARF) Emergency physicians (EP) often face the challenge of predicting short-term outcomes for patients wi...

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Main Authors: R. Ferrari, F. Giostra, D. Agostinelli, G. Monti, D. P. Pomata, M. Cavazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1079