Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Effects on Quality of Life | Zendy

Vasiliki Tsolaki | Zendy; Chaido Pastaka | Zendy; Κonstantinos Κostikas | Zendy; Eleni Karetsi | Zendy; Andreas Dimoulis | Zendy; Andriani Zikiri | Zendy; Angela Koutsokera | Zendy; Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis | Zendy

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Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Effects on Quality of Life

Author(s) -

Vasiliki Tsolaki,

Chaido Pastaka,

Κonstantinos Κostikas,

Eleni Karetsi,

Andreas Dimoulis,

Andriani Zikiri,

Angela Koutsokera,

Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000317138

Subject(s) - medicine , obesity hypoventilation syndrome , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , positive airway pressure , pulmonary function testing , ventilation (architecture) , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , respiratory system , anesthesia , obesity , obstructive sleep apnea , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been found to be an essential technique to treat chronic respiratory failure (CRF) resulting from restrictive thoracic disorders (RTD). The last decades were characterized by the expansion of NIV to treat patients suffering from various other conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS).

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