Chronic respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under home noninvasive ventilation: Real-life study

Background Home noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been increasingly used in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF). However its effectiveness remains debatable.Aim To describe a follow-up of COPD patients under home NIV.Methods Retrosp...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: V. Durão, M. Grafino, P. Pamplona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018-09-01
Series:Pulmonology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1016/j.pulmoe.2018.02.007
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!