%0 Journal Article
%T Survival of Hypercapnic Patients with COPD and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Treated with High Intensity Non Invasive Ventilation in the Daily Routine Care
%A Anett Bramer
%A Christin Benthin
%A Christine Lautenschl£¿ger
%A Frank Kalbitz
%A Stefanie Pohl
%A Thomas Blankenburg
%A Wolfgang Sch¨¹tte
%J Archive of "The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal".
%D 2017
%R 10.2174/1874306401711010031
%X Home ventilation is an effective treatment option for obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). This therapy is still controversial for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A recent study showed reduced mortality for COPD patients receiving home ventilation with high inflation pressures and back-up respiratory rates [so called High Intensity non-invasive ventilation (NIV)]
%K Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
%K Non-invasive ventilation
%K Routine care
%K Hypercapnia
%K Ventilatory insufficiency
%K Prognosis
%K Home ventilation
%K Routine care
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543666/