RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 9: Management of ventilatory failure in COPD
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 537
OP 542
DO 10.1136/thorax.58.6.537
VO 58
IS 6
A1 Plant, P K
A1 Elliott, M W
YR 2003
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/6/537.abstract
AB The management of respiratory failure during acute exacerbations of COPD and during chronic stable COPD is reviewed and the role of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation is discussed.