title: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for respiratory failure caused by exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a standard of care?
authors: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, TUFTS - New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. nhill@tufts-nemc.org
authors: Nicholas S
authors: NS
authors: Hill
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy