Long-term survival in elderly patients with a do-not-intubate order treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation

BACKGROUND: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) is an effective tool in treating patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), since it reduces both the need for endotracheal intubation and the mortality in comparison with nonventilated patients. A particular issue is represented by the outco...

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Main Authors: Scarpazza, Paolo, Incorvaia, Cristoforo, Amboni, Paolo, di Franco, Giuseppe, Raschi, Stefania, Usai, Pierfranco, Bernareggi, Monica, Bonacina, Cristiano, Melacini, Chiara, Cattaneo, Roberta, Bencini, Serena, Pravettoni, Chiara, Riario-Sforza, Gian Galeazzo, Passalacqua, Gianni, Casali, Walter
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144845/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814461
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S18501
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