Role of non invasive ventilation in limiting re-intubation after planned extubation

Role of non invasive ventilation in limiting re-intubation after planned extubation

Introduction: In critically ill adult patients, particularly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), early use of non invasive ventilation (NIV) after weaning may be associated with the decrease of mortality. The effect of this benefit is not so clear in ICU mixed populations. Ai...

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Main Authors: Kamel Abd Elaziz Mohamed, Mohamed Hosny Abdalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Non invasive
Ventilation
Extubation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001866

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