Average volume-assured pressure support ventilation mode in the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

Abstract Background Although average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) mode has been studied in chronic respiratory failure, studies evaluating its efficacy in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) are limited. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the benefits of spontaneo...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Zin El-Abdin, Lamiaa H. Shaaban, Shereen Farghaly, Sarah Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.203802