Randomized Controlled Trial
Noninvasive vs. conventional mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after failure of medical treatment in the ward: a randomized trial.
Intensive Care Med. 2002 Dec 1;28(12):1701-7.
Review
Use of non-invasive ventilation to wean critically ill adults off invasive ventilation: meta-analysis and systematic review.
BMJ. 2009 Jan 1;338:b1574.
Randomized Controlled Trial
[Application of sequential noninvasive following invasive mechanical ventilation in COPD patients with severe respiratory failure by investigating the appearance of pulmonary-infection-control-window].
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2006 Feb 1;31(1):120-4.