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Noninvasive ventilation for respiratory failure: a note of caution in selected patients

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  1. Critical Care Department, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria de Manresa, CIBERES, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    Caroline Macharete, Lara Ventura, Olga Rubio, Ignacio Catalan, Silvia Cano, Josep-Maria Alcoverro, Carles Subira, Jaume Masclans, Gina Rognoni & Rafael Fernandez

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Macharete, C., Ventura, L., Rubio, O. et al. Noninvasive ventilation for respiratory failure: a note of caution in selected patients. Intensive Care Med 44, 1586–1587 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5275-9

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