Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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1994 • 1,061 citations

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1996 • 258 citations

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1994 • 173 citations

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1997 • 156 citations

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1996 • 136 citations

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2000 • 98 citations

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1996 • 97 citations

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1993 • 91 citations

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2002 • 88 citations

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1996 • 76 citations

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1994 • 71 citations

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2001 • 67 citations

Comparison of Five Bilevel Pressure Ventilators in Patients with Chronic Ventilatory Failure

2002 • 61 citations

Ventilation of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2002 • 55 citations

Continuous positive airway pressure facilitates spontaneous breathing in weaning chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by improving breathing pattern and gas exchange

2000 • 54 citations

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1992 • 50 citations

Mask Proportional Assist vs Pressure Support Ventilation in Patients in Clinically Stable Condition With Chronic Ventilatory Failure

2002 • 50 citations

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1994 • 49 citations

Iron Lung vs Mask Ventilation in the Treatment of Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure in COPD Patients

2002 • 47 citations

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2002 • 44 citations

Noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis

2002 • 43 citations

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2000 • 42 citations

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1997 • 40 citations

Physiologic Evaluation of 4 Weeks of Nocturnal Nasal Positive Pressure Ventilation in Stable Hypercapnic Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2001 • 35 citations

Effectiveness of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation differs between decompensated chronic restrictive and obstructive pulmonary disease patients

2003 • 34 citations

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2002 • 34 citations

Noninvasive Nasal Mask Ventilation Beyond the ICU for an Exacerbation of Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency

1995 • 33 citations

Physiologic Effects of Negative Pressure Ventilation in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2001 • 32 citations

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Positive pressure mechanical ventilation

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2002 • 27 citations

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1998 • 26 citations

Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure. Quite low time consumption for nurses

2000 • 26 citations

Two-level non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the initial treatment of acute respiratory failure in an emergency department.

1999 • 25 citations

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1993 • 25 citations

Noninvasive Ventilation

1999 • 24 citations

Effect of assist negative pressure ventilation by microprocessor based iron lung on breathing effort

2002 • 23 citations

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1993 • 23 citations

Physiological effects of constant versus decelerating inflation flow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under controlled mechanical ventilation

2001 • 21 citations

Physiological effects and optimisation of nasal assist-control ventilation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in respiratory failure

1997 • 20 citations

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2002 • 19 citations

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1996 • 17 citations

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2002 • 16 citations

Effect of the initiation of noninvasive bi-level positive airway pressure on haemodynamic stability

2002 • 16 citations

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2001 • 15 citations

Comparison of bilevel positive airway pressure and volume ventilation via nasal or facial masks in patients with severe, stable COPD.

2000 • 14 citations

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2000 • 14 citations

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1999 • 13 citations

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1995 • 6 citations

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2000 • 6 citations

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1996 • 6 citations

Interaktion von Patient und Ventilator während nichtinvasiver druckunterstützter Spontanatmung bei Patienten mit hyperkapnischer COPD1

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1995 • 5 citations

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1994 • 5 citations

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2001 • 5 citations

Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation by Long-Term Nasal Positive Pressure Ventilation in Two Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with Pneumococcal Sepsis

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1996 • 3 citations

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Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in an Elderly Woman with Acute Respiratory Failure Caused by Influenza A Virus Pneumonia.

2001 • 3 citations

Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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