Open AccessThe Feasibility of Domiciliary Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation due to Chronic Respiratory Failure in Very Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Birsen Ocaklı
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish thoracic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2149-2530
DOI - 10.5152/turkthoracj.2018.18119
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , respiratory failure , population , pulmonary function testing , oxygen therapy , intensive care , pediatrics , surgery , intensive care medicine , environmental health
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of domiciliary non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in very elderly patients (age 80 and over).