title: [Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in stable COPD: has it any role?].
abstract: The role of non invasive positive pressure ventilation in stable COPD remains, in many ways, a controversial subject in pulmonology. In this article we are analysing the pro and con arguments and select the current indications, pointing out the unelucidated aspects of this kind of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Institutul de Pneumologie "Marius Nasta", Bucureşti. mihaltan@starnets.ro
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mihăltan
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deleanu
authors.forename: Ruxandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulmeanu
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nemeş
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome