title: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in hypercapnic respiratory failure: evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, S. Maugeri Foundation, Centro Medico di Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Compagnoni
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000191:economics; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*