Uncomplicated dementia in very elderly patients can be a cause of NIV treatment failure

G. E. La Piana, S. Scorsetti, S. Aiolfi (Crema, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –NIV in the acute setting: growing experience and novel applications
Session: NIV in the acute setting: growing experience and novel applications
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2479
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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G. E. La Piana, S. Scorsetti, S. Aiolfi (Crema, Italy). Uncomplicated dementia in very elderly patients can be a cause of NIV treatment failure. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2479

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