The use of non-invasive ventilation by Italian physicians in the clinical practice

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 941-942

  Ferrer, M ^a   Sellares, J ^b   Torres, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LUNG INFILTRATE; NONCARDIOGENIC LUNG EDEMA; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENTILATOR;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MASKS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 80053446533     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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