Shrinking the room for invasive mechanical ventilation in acute chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: yes, but must be sure to have opened windows for noninvasive ventilation

Antonio M Esquinas Rodriguez,1 Rafaelle Scala,2 Nicolino Ambrosino31International Fellow AARC, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain; 2Respiratory Ward and Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, S, Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy; 3Pulmonary and Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Card...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez AME, Scala R, Ambrosino N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/shrinking-the-room-for-invasive-mechanical-ventilation-in-acute-chroni-a13620