Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe hypercapnic neurological deterioration in the emergency room

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Briones Claudett, Killen Harold ^a,d   Briones Claudett, Mónica H ^a   Chung Sang Wong, Miguel A ^a   Andrade, Michelle Grunauer ^a   Cruz, Cristhian X ^b   Esquinas, Antonio ^c   Diaz, Gumersindo Gonzalez ^c  

^a Military Hospital   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^c Hospital JM Morales Meseguer   (Spain)

^d Pneumology Department   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Bilevel positive airway pressure; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Severe hypercapnic neurological dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECUADOR; EMERGENCY WARD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 43149093974     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f08d08     Document Type: Article

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