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 …

Background Non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) with bi‐level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is
commonly used to treat patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory …

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 …

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute
hypoxemic nonhypercapnic respiratory failure unrelated to exacerbation of chronic …

3. Brochard L, Mancebo J, Wysocki M, et al. Noninvasive ventilation for acute exacerbations
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med 1995; 28: 817e22. 4. Man WD-C …

Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has revolutionized the management of
hypercapnic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However …

This study was designed in a tertiary health centre in south‐eastern Turkey to compare the
effectiveness of non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) plus standard medical therapy (ST) to ST …

BACKGROUND: The pattern and outcome of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) use in patients
with acute or chronic respiratory disease other than COPD is not well known. The aims of …

The most recent British Thoracic Society/Intensive Care Society (BTS/ICS) guidelines on the
use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) suggest …

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