This study explores the association between receiving noninvasive ventilation at home and mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Some patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exhibit clear contraindications to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV); such contraindications include impending ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new clinical practice guideline addresses limited evidence and provides new recommendations for management of ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

Starting noninvasive ventilation at home (NIVH) early after diagnosis was correlated with lower risk of death and reduced Medicare spending for patients with hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Medical researchers have released new clinical practice guidelines to help advise clinicians on the optimal management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation during exercise reduced dynamic hyperinflation and increased cycle endurance in adults ...

Noninvasive ventilation is a well-known life-sparing option during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its effectiveness for severe, but stable disease has been ...

Once patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are hospitalized with a life-threatening event, it's common for them to be readmitted or even die within the following weeks and ...

noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for patients with copd A novel technique involving NPPV reduced the risks of nosocomial infection, requirement for intubation, and hospital mortality in ...

No benefit of high-flow therapy (HFT) can be derived from the available study data for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic type 1 respiratory failure. It ...

August 17, 2020 -- A subcommittee of the American Thoracic Society Assembly in Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology has released new clinical practice guidelinesto help advise clinicians on the optimal ...