Usefullness of noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) – Experience of a Portuguese ICU

A. Castro, P. Moura, A. Cadeco (Vila Nova de Gaia, Viana do Castelo, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Multidisciplinary critical care
Session: Multidisciplinary critical care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2009
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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