TY - JOUR T1 - Ventilatory Support for Chronic Respiratory Failure JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW SP - 306 LP - 306 VL - 18 IS - 114 AU - Y. Adir Y1 - 2009/12/01 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/18/114/306.abstract N2 - Edited by N. Ambrosino and R.S. Goldstein Published by Informa Healthcare Pages: 640. Price: £150. ISBN: 978‐0849384981 Chronic respiratory failure has become a global issue because patients with chronic conditions that affect the respiratory system are now surviving for longer. In parallel, the advances in the management of patients with acute respiratory failure and in the technical aspects of life support have led to an increasing number of patients with chronic respiratory failure who become dependent on long‐term mechanical ventilation for their survival. … ER -