title: Treatment of respiratory failure: introduction.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Decramer
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Roussos
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome