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LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: The comparison of average volume assured pressure support and spontaneous/timed modes of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
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Uncomplicated dementia in very elderly patients can be a cause of NIV treatment failure
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The effects of heated humidification in patients on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure
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Effectiveness of bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in type II respiratory failure due to post tuberculosis sequelae
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High dependency unit (HDU) care offers no survival advantage over ward based care for our hypercapnic COPD patients needing non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
T. M. Williams, S. K. M. Harlow, P. V. Murray (Chertsey, United Kingdom)
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Utility of SAPS II and SAPS 3 in predicting noninvasive positive pressure ventilation success in intermediate care
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Predictors of failure of noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema
C. Ferreira, C. Dias, M. Mendes, J. Moita (Coimbra, Portugal)
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A survey on the use in clinical practice of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) as a first-line intervention for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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Helmet ventilation in AIDS patients with severe pneumonia and acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure
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Readmission and mortality after first hospital admission with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
R. D'Cruz, H. Saman, O. O'Sullivan, N. Amran, J. Bwika, B. Beauchamp, R. Mukherjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure: Non-formal indications
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Predictors of failure of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Ferreira, C. Dias, M. Mendes, J. Moita (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Non invasive positive pressure ventilation experience in Iran
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Outcome of non-invasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in a recently established respiratory ward
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The influence of obesity on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) responses in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
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