title: British Thoracic Society/Intensive Care Society Guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults.
authors.affiliation: British Thoracic Society, London, UK.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: British Thoracic Society, London, UK.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banham
authors.affiliation: St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Research, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gelder
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glossop
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Church
authors.affiliation: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Creagh-Brown
authors.affiliation: Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK North Bristol Lung Centre, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Felton
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foëx
authors.affiliation: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.affiliation: Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: CLAHRC, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Milind
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sovani
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas
keywords: Non invasive ventilation