Survival of Hypercapnic Patients with COPD and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Treated with High Intensity Non Invasive Ventilation in the Daily Routine Care.

CONCLUSION: High intensity NIV within routine care is effective in reducing blood CO2 levels in COPD- and in OHS- related chronic respiratory insufficiency. The survival rates obtained here are comparable to data from controlled clinical trials on COPD. PMID: 28839495 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28839495?dopt=Abstract

Source: Open Respiratory Medicine Journal - August 27, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Open Respir Med J Source Type: research