Original Research

Effect of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in elderly patients with hypercapnic acute-on-chronic respiratory failure and a do-not-intubate order

Paolo Scarpazza, Cristoforo Incorvaia, Giuseppe di Franco, Stefania Raschi, Pierfranco Usai, et al

International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2008, 3:797-801

Published Date: 5 December 2008