Invasive versus non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure in neuromuscular disease and chest wall disorders

Luo F, Annane D, Orlikowski D, He L, Zhang Y, Yang J, Yang M, Zhou M, Liu GJ

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February 17, 2010

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

The primary objective of this review is to compare the efficacy of NIV to that of invasive ventilation in improving short-term survival. As a secondary objective we will compare the tolerance of the two treatments.

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Luo F, Annane D, Orlikowski D, He L, Zhang Y, Yang J, Yang M, Zhou M, Liu GJ. Invasive versus non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure in neuromuscular disease and chest wall disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008380. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008380

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Neuromuscular Disease Group

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Invasive versus non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure in neuromuscular disease and chest wall disorders

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