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SUBMITTER: Raveling T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8407093 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Raveling Tim T Vonk Judith J Struik Fransien M FM Goldstein Roger R Kerstjens Huib Am HA Wijkstra Peter J PJ Duiverman Marieke L ML
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20210809
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly being used to treat people with COPD who have respiratory failure, but the evidence supporting this treatment has been conflicting.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effects of chronic non-invasive ventilation at home via a facial mask in people with COPD, using a pooled analysis of IPD and meta-analysis.<h4>Search methods</h4>We searched the Cochrane Airways Register of Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, AMED, proce ...[more]