Non-invasive ventilation in COPD 1: Managing exacerbations

Barnes, D.

Nursing Times 103(39): 26-27

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762
PMID: 17941561
Document Number: 610567
This two-part unit discusses the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with respiratory failure, and in particular that associated with COPD. Part 1 examines how an exacerbation of COPD can lead to hypercapnic respiratory failure and how this might be managed.

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