Effect of home noninvasive ventilation with oxygen therapy vs oxygen therapy alone on hospital readmission or death after an acute COPD exacerbation: a randomized clinical trial

Effect of home noninvasive ventilation with oxygen therapy vs oxygen therapy alone on hospital readmission or death after an acute COPD exacerbation: a randomized clinical trial

Importance: Outcomes after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring acute noninvasive ventilation (NIV) are poor and there are few treatments to prevent hospital readmission and death. Objective: To investigate the effect of home NIV plus oxygen on time to readmission...

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Main Authors: Murphy, P, Rehal, S, Arbane, G, Bourke, S, Calverley, P, Crook, A, Dowson, L, Duffy, N, Gibson, G, Hughes, P, Hurst, J, Lewis, K, Mukherjee, R, Nickol, A, Oscroft, N, Patout, M, Pepperell, J, Smith, I, Stradling, J, Wedzicha, J, Polkey, M, Elliott, M, Hart, N
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2017

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