Background Evidence is weak for the ability of long-term non-invasive positive pressure
ventilation (NPPV) to improve survival in patients with stable hypercapnic chronic obstructive …

The Task Force reviewed and discussed the available literature on the effectiveness of
physiotherapy for acute and chronic critically ill adult patients. Evidence from randomized …

Objective. Hospital mortality and survival rates of long-term ventilated patients. Design.
Retrospective cohort study. Setting. Specialised national weaning centre. Intervention. Protocol-…

Background To accommodate the increasing number of patients requiring prolonged
weaning from mechanical ventilation, specialized weaning centers have been established for …

Objective To study in anemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
whether blood transfusion reduces minute ventilation and work of breathing (WOB). Design …

Methods A panel of experts from 12 scientific medical societies reviewed circa 2900 publications.
The panel judged the clinical relevance of these studies and assessed the evidence …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an essential part of modern intensive care medicine. MV is
performed in patients with severe respiratory failure caused by respiratory muscle insufficiency …

STUDY OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed at assessing health-related quality of life (HRQL)
in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and long-term survival following …

BACKGROUND Chronic respiratory failure (CRF) is associated with nocturnal hypoventilation.
Due to the interaction of sleep and breathing, sleep quality is reduced during nocturnal …

In patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NMV)
improves quality of life. We studied some basic issues concerning sexuality in patients with …