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  • Title: Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: High-Intensity and Low-Intensity Ventilation.
    Author: Orr JE, Azofra AS, Tobias LA.
    Journal: Sleep Med Clin; 2020 Dec; 15(4):497-509. PubMed ID: 33131660.
    Abstract:
    A significant body of literature supports the benefit of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for acute hypercapnia in the setting of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In those with severe COPD with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, however, the role of NIV has been more controversial. This article reviews the physiologic basis for considering NIV in patients with COPD, summarizes existing evidence supporting the role of NIV in COPD, highlights the patient population and ventilatory approach most likely to offer benefit, and suggests a potential clinical pathway for managing patients.
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