Cost analysis for treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD in respiratory intermediate care unit (RICU) and general intensive care unit (ICU)

C. Rossi, M. Gorini, M. Confalonieri, G. Bertolini, A. Vianello, C. Mollica, A. Potena, A. Lo Coco, A. Corrado (Bergamo, Florence, Trieste, Padova, Rome, Ferrara, Palermo, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Evidence-based, noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Session: Evidence-based, noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1331
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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