[NIV in the treatment of acute exacerbation of COPD and status asthmaticus].
The authors describe the application of NIV as a useful tool to correct hypercarbia, gas exchanges and to reduce the complications caused by mechanical ventilation with ETT in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD and acute asthma attack.
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Istituto di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000628:therapy*