Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to reduce intubation and in-
hospital mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute …

Objective This study compared the effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and the risk
factors for NIV failure in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to chronic …

Background Despite recent encouraging results, the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in
the management of acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Rationale Patients with COPD and hypercapnic respiratory failure have a worse prognosis
and experience a faster deterioration in their pulmonary function. The benefit of home NPPV …

Objectives. To investigate the effect of the cause of acute respiratory failure and the role of
comorbidities both acute and chronic on the outcome of COPD patients admitted to …

BACKGROUND The rate of failure of non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with acute respiratory insufficiency …

BACKGROUND: Failure of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is common in patients with COPD
admitted to the ICU for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF). We aimed to assess …

BACKGROUND Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) reduces the need for intubation and the
mortality associated with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

BACKGROUND: COPD patients who remain hypercapnic after acute respiratory failure
requiring mechanical ventilation have a poor prognosis. Long-term nocturnal non-invasive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD and respiratory failure, whether acute or chronic …