Respiratory Mechanics and Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in COPD Patients Who Failed Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Marchioni, A; Tonelli, R; Fantini, R; Tabbi, L; Castaniere, I; Livrieri, F; Bedogni, S; Ruggieri, V; Pisani, L; Nava, S; Clini, E

Tonelli, R (reprint author), Univ Hosp Modena, Pneumol Unit, Via Pozzo 71, I-41125 Modena, Italy.; Tonelli, R (reprint author), Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Med & Surg Sci, Ctr Rare Lung Dis, Via Pozzo 71, I-41125 Modena, Italy.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, 2019; 14 (): 2575

Abstract

Background: Although non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is the gold standard treatment for patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) de......

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