Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure: ten-year’s clinical experience of a Respiratory Semi-Intensive Care Unit (VERSIONE IN ITALIANO)

BackgroundAlthough several prospective controlled randomizedtrials demonstrated the success of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) in selected cases of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (IRA) in setting with different care levels, clinical practice data about the use of NIV in the “...

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Main Authors: Mario Naldi, Raffaele Scala
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario 2007-12-01
Series:Revista Ciencias de la Salud
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Online Access:http://www.urosario.edu.co/medicina/CienciasSalud/documentos/vol5n3/02_ventilacionItaliano_vol5n3.pdf