title: Non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of acute and chronic exacerbated respiratory failure: What to expect outside the critical care units?
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal. Electronic address: mariaestevesbrandao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Department, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afonso
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies