Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is considered a first-line therapy …

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 …

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 …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has changed the prognosis of
patients with chronic ob‑structive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffering from hypercapnic …

Purpose Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major
cause of mortality and morbidity. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is proven to be effective in the …

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

Implementation of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) as an add-on treatment has been routinely
used in a non-intensive care setting since 2004 for patients with chronic obstructive …

Background and objective Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHcRF) benefit from non‐invasive …

Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is used to treat acute hypercapnic respiratory
failure (AHRF) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however …

Objective Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a common practice in acute hypercapnic
respiratory failure (AHRF) because of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary …