title: Is early noninvasive mechanical ventilation of first choice in stable COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure?
authors.affiliation: Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Centro Medico di Riabilitazione, Veruno, NO, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patessio
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012890:Sleep
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen