Noninvasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: "Don't think twice, it's alright!"

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-123

  Elliott, M W ^a   Nava, Stefano ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Neonatal Intensive Care Unit San Orsola Ospedale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84856006981     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201111-1933ED     Document Type: Editorial

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