PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M. W. Elliott
TI  - Noninvasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD
AID  - 10.1183/09058180.05.00009405
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Review
PG  - 39--42
VI  - 14
IP  - 94
4099  - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/14/94/39.short
4100  - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/14/94/39.full
SO  - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW2005 Sep 01; 14
AB  - Noninvasive ventilation has been a major advance in the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, reducing the need for endotracheal intubation, thereby reducing complications and hospital costs, as well as improving survival. It has been used in a variety of different clinical environments including the emergency room, on general wards, in intermediate respiratory care units and in the intensive care unit. It should now be regarded as part of standard therapy for patients who continue to have a respiratory acidosis after standard medical therapy.