Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with End-Stage Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Corrado Mollica,
Gregorino Paone,
Vittoria Conti,
Daniela Ceccarelli,
Giovanni Schmid,
Paolo Di Mattia,
Nicolá Perrone,
Angelo Petroianni,
Alfredo Sebastiani,
Luca Cecchini,
Remo Orsetti,
Claudio Terzano
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000225932
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , mechanical ventilation , respiratory failure , ventilation (architecture) , stage (stratigraphy) , respiratory system , respiratory disease , apache ii , anesthesia , lung , intensive care unit , mechanical engineering , engineering , paleontology , biology
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) occurring during idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with a poor prognosis. In this subset of individuals, mechanical ventilation (MV) may be required.
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