Noninvasive Ventilation Weaning in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure due to COPD Exacerbation: A Real-Life Observational Study

The most recent British Thoracic Society/Intensive Care Society (BTS/ICS) guidelines on the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) suggest to maximize NIV use in the first 24 hours and to perform a slow tapering. However, a limited number of studies eval...

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Main Authors: Paola Faverio, Anna Stainer, Federica De Giacomi, Grazia Messinesi, Valentina Paolini, Anna Monzani, Paolo Sioli, Irdi Memaj, Oriol Sibila, Paolo Mazzola, Alberto Pesci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3478968