Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

For patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), adding noninvasive ventilation (NIV) upfront to usual care helps reduce the likelihood of death and endotracheal intubationReuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news