Extracorporeal CO₂ removal for stable hypercapnic COPD: is it really worth it?

Thorax. 2020 Oct;75(10):824-825. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215259. Epub 2020 Aug 5.

Authors

Marieke L Duiverman¹, Peter J Wijkstra²

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands m.l.duiverman@umcg.nl.
² Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: COPD ÀÜ Mechanisms; non invasive ventilation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypercapnia / etiology*
Hypercapnia / therapy*
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*