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SUBMITTER: Ralf E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ralf Ewert E Heine Alexander A Obst Anne A Koerner Karoline K Hustig-Kittler Veit V Boesche Michael M Elhadad Mohamed M Stubbe Beate B Westhoff Michael M
Scientific reports 20230421 1
The establishment of a guideline for long-term noninvasive ventilation treatment (LTH-NIV) of acute hypercapnic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) requiring acute ventilation has proven elusive. Most studies thus far have shown no mortality benefit of long-term noninvasive ventilation treatment. Using retrospective analysis of the data of our patients (n = 143) recruited from 2012 to 2019, we aimed to compare patients discharged with and without long-term noninvasive ...[more]