Noninvasive ventilation as ceiling of therapy in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Creagh Brown, B C ^a,c   Shee, C D ^b  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceiling of treatment; COPD; Dyspnea; NIV; Palliative care; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 57849133675     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972308089234     Document Type: Review

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