Non-invasive ventilation for respiratory failure in elderly patients [13]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 546-547

  Rozzini, Renzo ^a,b   Sabatini, Tony ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS TENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SKIN DEFECT;

AGED; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33748074147     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl092     Document Type: Letter

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