title: Respiratory failure in chronic airflow obstruction: recent advances and therapeutic implications in the critically ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica, Università di Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Polese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Sandre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology