BMC pulmonary medicine
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BMC pulmonary medicine · Dec 2014
Multicenter Study Observational StudyNon-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
To evaluate noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in diffuse interstitial lung diseases (DILD) patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) according to baseline radiological patterns and the etiology of ARF. ⋯ NIV treatment should be individualized in DILD patients with ARF according to the etiology, but not the baseline radiological pattern, in order to improve oxygenation.