Severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: management with noninvasive ventilation on a general medicine ward

Severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: management with noninvasive ventilation on a general medicine ward

Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that, with a well-trained staff, severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with moderate respiratory acidosis (pH > 7.3) can be successfully treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) on a general respiratory care w...

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Main Authors: Sirio Fiorino, Eugenio Detotto, Michele Battilana, Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani, Renzo Moretti, Furio Benfenati, Adriana Caselli, Serena Marchi, Maria R. Testi, Claudio G. Gallo, Andrea Cuppini, Giuseppe Kindt, Maurizio Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Acute respiratory failure (ARF).
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/204

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