title: Evaluation of the feasibility of average volume-assured pressure support ventilation in the treatment of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: fciftci@ankara.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Çiftci
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: aciledag@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çiledağ
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drserol@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: ozmirac@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Miraç
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Öz
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: dyguacar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: kayaakin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Akın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003142:Communication; D015897:Comorbidity; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000628:therapy*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010100:Oxygen; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D012151:Resuscitation; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: AVAPS; Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure; BPAP; COPD; Invasive ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation