title: Mechanical ventilation of the patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gladwin
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012720:Severity of Illness Index