Invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia

Internal Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-174

  Vincent, François ^a   Gonzalez, Frédéric ^a   do, Chung Hi ^a   Clec'h, Christophe ^a   Cohen, Yves ^a  

^a Avicenne Teaching Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Idiopathic non specific interstitial pneumonia; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Intensive care unit; Invasive mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 78751498418     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4363     Document Type: Letter

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