title: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome and acute hypercapnia and role of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation: a call of caution to intensivists for selecting the best strategy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Esquinas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010845:Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors