Author Reply: Home non-invasive mechanical ventilation use following acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD. A solid protective factor

In our retrospective study we concluded that continued use of home nocturnal NPPV following hospitalization for AECOPD with hypercapnic respiratory failure resulted in lower readmission rates and improved event free survival at 180 days post discharge1. We respond to the questions by Matos et al. as follows:

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - July 28, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: J.A. Galli, G.J. Criner Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research