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Efficacy of Nocturnal Nasal Ventilation in Stable, Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease During a 3-Month Controlled Trial

Mayo Clinic ProceedingsPublished 1 June 1996
Peter C. Gay, Rolf D. Hubmayr, Randolph W. Stroetz
Citations168
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.00
SNIP2.28

TL;DR

Disabled but clinically stable patients with COPD and hypercapnia do not readily accept and are unlikely to benefit from nocturnal nasal ventilation, and Sham treatment did not lower PaCO2.

Abstract

Disabled but clinically stable patients with COPD and hypercapnia do not readily accept and are unlikely to benefit from NNV.

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Medicine