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Early use of non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on general respiratory wards: A multicentre randomised controlled trial
Plant PK, Owen JL, Elliott MW. Early use of non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on general respiratory wards: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2000;355(9219):1931-1935.

This article is about a study to establish whether the commencement of a non-invasive ventilation unit could actually avert the want for intubation and death linked with incidents of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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