title: Efficacy of noninvasive ventilation and hospital outcomes of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the ICU: a question of volume alone?
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit and Non Invasive Ventilation Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain; Pulmonary and Critical Care, West LA VA Healthcare Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Esquinas
authors.forename: Guy W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Soo Hoo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*