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Long-term adherence with non-invasive ventilation improves prognosis in obese COPD patients.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Aug 2014
Borel Jean-Christian, Pepin Jean-Louis, Pison Christophe, Vesin Aurélien, Gonzalez-Bermejo Jesus, Court-Fortune Isabelle, Timsit Jean-François
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has become a widespread modality of treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with chronic respiratory failure. However, benefits in terms of patient-related outcomes are still under debate. Both NIV adherence and heterogeneous responses in different COPD phenotypes may contribute to the difficulty of demonstrating NIV...
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