Determinants of noninvasive ventilation success or failure in morbidly obese patients in acute respiratory failure.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common life-threatening complication in morbidly obese patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). We aimed to identify the determinants of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) success or failure for this indication.<h4>Method...

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Main Authors: Malcolm Lemyze, Pauline Taufour, Alain Duhamel, Johanna Temime, Olivier Nigeon, Nicolas Vangrunderbeeck, Stéphanie Barrailler, Gaëlle Gasan, Florent Pepy, Didier Thevenin, Jihad Mallat
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1837f239ad484540a6ed5a9531d4e84f
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