Acute respiratory failure
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Key articles
Rochwerg B, Brochard L, Elliott MW, et al. Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure. Eur Respir J. 2017 Aug 31;50(2):1602426.Full text Abstract
Davidson C, Banham S, Elliott, et al. British Thoracic Society/Intensive Care Society guideline for the ventilatory management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in adults. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2016 Mar 14;3(1):e000133.Full text Abstract
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