Definition and aims | -
Originally described for patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD
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Long-term NPPV aimed at achieving normocapnia or – if hypercapnia cannot be totally avoided – lowest possible Pa,CO2 values using high ventilator settings, as maximally tolerated or necessary
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Device and mode | -
Home care devices are typically used
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Pressure-limited NPPV is preferred (fewer gastrointestinal side effects due to less variation in peak inspiratory pressures), but using volume-limited NPPV is also possible
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Mode: assist/control
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