Acute vs chronic ventilator dependence in COPD patients: what makes the differences?

A. Purro, C. Polillo, L. Appendini, R. Colombo, C. F. Donner, G. Chiavassa, G. Carbone (Turin, Veruno, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Monitoring acute respiratory failure
Session: Monitoring acute respiratory failure
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4125
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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