Murphy - Figure 4
NIV Use During Acute Exacerbations of COPD
FIG. 4: For a number of years NIV has really been about treating acute exacerbations of COPD. The number of patients receiving NIV for acute exacerbations of COPD has increased steadily from 1998 to 2008, and has now overtaken the number of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation during exacerbations of COPD.[3]
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References
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Chandra D, Stamm JA, Taylor B, et al. Outcomes of noninvasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United States, 1998–2008. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012;185:152–9. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1094OC.