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- Title
Early use of non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on general respiratory wards: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
- Authors
Plant, P K; Owen, J L; Elliott, M W
- Abstract
Within the intensive-care unit, non-invasive ventilation (NIV) can prevent the need for intubation and the mortality associated with severe episodes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to find whether the introduction of NIV, early after the admission on a general respiratory ward, was effective at reducing the need for intubation and the mortality associated with acute exacerbations of COPD.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2000, Vol 355, Issue 9219, p1931
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02323-0