Noninvasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: what is the evidence?

Long-term noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to treat chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure is still controversial in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, with the introduction of high-intensity NIV, important benefits from this therapy have also been shown in COPD. In...

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Main Author: Marieke L. Duiverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-04-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00012-2018.full