Higher BiPAP pressures in COPD exacerbations prevented "need for intubation" but not intubation*
* in China.
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has a well-established role in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) with hypercarbia. NPPV reduces the need intubation and also mortality (as compared to oxygen therapy without positive pressure), and professional guidelines recommend its use in patients …
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