Guidelines for long-term non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Guidelines session
Chairs: S. Oczkowski (Hamilton, ON, Canada), B. Ergan (Izmir, Turkey)
Aims: to describe the new ERS guidelines for long-term non-invasive ventilation in COPD; to provide a practical approach for long-term non-invasive ventilation; to address aspects not covered by the current guidelines.

Link to guidelines

Clinical approach to non-invasive ventilation in COPD W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany)
ERS guidelines: the employed methodology B. Rochwerg (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
ERS guidelines: treatment options and recommendations R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
Practical considerations: comorbidities, pitfalls and individual cases S. Schwarz (Köln, Germany)