Noninvasive ventilation during the weaning process in chronically critically ill patients

Chronically critically ill patients often undergo prolonged mechanical ventilation. The role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during weaning of these patients remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the value of NIV and whether a parameter can predict the need for NIV in chronically...

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Main Authors: Jesus Sancho, Emilio Servera, Luis Jara-Palomares, Emilia Barrot, Raquel Sanchez-Oro-Gómez, F. Javier Gómez de Terreros, M. Jesús Martín-Vicente, Isabel Utrabo, M. Belen Núñez, Alicia Binimelis, Ernest Sala, Enrique Zamora, Gonzalo Segrelles, Angel Ortega-Gonzalez, Fernando Masa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016-10-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/4/00061-2016.full