Home versus intensive care ventilators providing noninvasive ventilation (NIV): A clinical comparison during acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation

M. Ciuffreda, A. Sarni, M. Mozzillo, M. Zotti, M. Aiuti, C. Alessandri (Latina, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Recent advances in noninvasive ventilation used for treating acute respiratory failure
Session: Recent advances in noninvasive ventilation used for treating acute respiratory failure
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3782
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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M. Ciuffreda, A. Sarni, M. Mozzillo, M. Zotti, M. Aiuti, C. Alessandri (Latina, Italy). Home versus intensive care ventilators providing noninvasive ventilation (NIV): A clinical comparison during acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 3782

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