Factors leading to poor outcome of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objective: To determine frequency of factors leading to poor outcome of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at our center between May 2012 and November 2012. A total of 195 diagno...

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Main Authors: Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Kelash Rai, Shaista Ghazal, Nadeem Rizvi, Sunil Kumar, Sadhna Notani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618914600810