Challenges on non-invasive ventilation to treat acute respiratory failure in the elderly
Acute respiratory failure is a frequent complication in elderly patients especially if suffering from chronic cardio-pulmonary diseases. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation constitutes a successful therapeutic tool in the elderly as, like in younger patients, it is able to prevent endotracheal intub...
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| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111281/ |