Importance Outcomes after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
requiring acute noninvasive ventilation (NIV) are poor and there are few treatments to …

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 …

Introduction Chronic non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has become evidence-based care for
stable hypercapnic COPD patients. While the number of patients increases, home initiation …

Introduction The effectiveness of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) in COPD
patients with prolonged hypercapnia after ventilatory support for acute respiratory failure …

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pose a significant
burden to healthcare providers with frequent exacerbations necessitating hospital …

Background While the role of acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to
improve outcome in acute life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD, the …

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

BACKGROUND: The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute exacerbation of COPD
has increased over time. However, little is known about patient factors influencing its use in …

Aims: The long‐term benefit from noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in chronic hypercapnic
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains uncertain. Methods: Within a …

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 …