High dependency unit (HDU) care offers no survival advantage over ward based care for our hypercapnic COPD patients needing non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

T. M. Williams, S. K. M. Harlow, P. V. Murray (Chertsey, United Kingdom)

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: 2485
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

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