Causes and treatment of chronic respiratory failure : experience of a national register

Causes and treatment of chronic respiratory failure : experience of a national register

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) or home mechanical ventilation (HMV) can improve survival time in chronic respiratory failure. A national quality register could be an aid to identifying risk markers and optimizing therapy for respiratory failure. Aims: ▪To identify risk markers for chronic respirato...

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Main Author: Gustafson, Torbjörn
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin 2007
Subjects:
Internal medicine
Invärtesmedicin
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary fibrosis
kyphoscoliosis
respiratory failure
sex
smoking
occupation
survival
long-term oxygen therapy
mechanical ventilation
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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:987-91-7264-455-7

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