Introduction: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the core components in the
management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In order to …

Background Despite the wide-ranging benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation, conflicting results
remain regarding whether people with COPD can improve their peak oxygen uptake (V˙ O …

Early career members of Assembly 2 (Respiratory Intensive Care) attended the 2023
European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. The conference …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in stable patients... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in stable patients with COPD : Current …

Background Long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is as an established treatment option
for chronic hypercapnic COPD patients. Beneficial effects have also been shown during …

We hypothesized that when a proportional assist ventilator (PAV) is applied in order to
reduce the pressure generated by the diaphragm, there would be a corresponding reduction …

In a cross-over RCT, portable NIV (pNIV) reduced dynamic hyperinflation (DH) compared to
pursed lip breathing (PLB) during recovery from intermittent exercise in COPD, but not …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during exercise has been suggested to sustain higher training
intensity but the type of NIV interface, patient-ventilator asynchronies (PVA) or technological …

We previously showed that use of portable noninvasive ventilation (pNIV) during recovery
periods within intermittent exercise improved breathlessness and exercise tolerance in …

Non-invasive mask ventilation (NIV) has become an integral aspect of managing patients
with respiratory failure, particularly those with hypercapnia. A clear understanding of when to …