Synopsis: The addition of nocturnal noninvasive ventilation for patients with stable, hypercapneic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved long-term survival.

Source: Kohnlein T, Windisch W, Koehler D, et al. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective, multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2014;2:698–705. (Source: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine)
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