Setting PEEP to abolish expiratory flow-limitation (EFL) for improving non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in acute COPD patients

R. L. Dellaca, B. Chakrabarti, P. P. Pompilio, A. Aliverti, R. Farre, P. M. A. Calverley (Milano, Italy; Liverpool, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure - impact of technical developments, location and indication
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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