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ERS/ATS 2017 — Official ERS/ATS Clinical Practice Guidelines: Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
European Respiratory Society / American Thoracic Society, 2017
Use noninvasive ventilation as first-line respiratory support in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation with respiratory acidosis, to reduce the need for intubation and improve survival.
Strong recommendationModerate certainty
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Disease ReferenceHypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Mechanism-based diagnosis of acute and acute-on-chronic hypercapnia, controlled oxygen, NIV, invasive ventilation, auto-PEEP troubleshooting, neuromuscular monitoring, and post-acute planning.
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Respiratory Failure: Basic Principles
Core taxonomy (Types I–IV), alveolar gas exchange physiology, work-of-breathing mechanics, and escalation thresholds in acute respiratory failure.
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