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Non-invasive ventilation
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  1. E F Nash
  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK; ednash2000@hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.57.10.919-a

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    Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be of benefit in the treatment of decompensated respiratory acidosis due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1–3 The reduction in the need for intubation and in mortality offered by this treatment make it at least a useful initial therapy …

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