In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exacerbations (ECOPD), characterized
by an acute deterioration in respiratory symptoms, are fundamental events impacting …

Background Non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) with bi‐level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is
commonly used to treat patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory …

Background Nationwide, unbiased, and unselected data of hospitalised patients with COVID-
19 are scarce. Our aim was to provide a detailed account of case characteristics, resource …

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary |
European Respiratory Society Skip to main content Top Menu ERS website Respiratory …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Background The British Thoracic Society (BTS) published the guideline,'The use of non-
invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure', in 2002. 1 This was in response to trials …

Rationale: Baseline characteristics and management have changed over time in patients
requiring mechanical ventilation; however, the impact of these changes on patient outcomes …

Importance Small clinical trials have shown that noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is efficacious
in reducing the need for intubation and improving short-term survival among patients with …

Purpose Over the last two decades, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been proposed in
various causes of acute respiratory failure (ARF) but some indications are debated. Current …

Das vorliegende Dokument ist eine Neufassung und Aktualisierung der Leitlinie zur
Diagnostik und Therapie von Patienten mit COPD, die die bisherige Version aus dem Jahr …