Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation offers greater improvement in COPD-related respiratory failure when combined with naloxone

• Main Authors: Long Zhang (Author), Wei Zhao (Author), Qinfu Xu (Author), Yumiao Zhao (Author), Junjie Zhao (Author), Yin-long Ren (Author), Yu-jing Liu (Author), Jing Li (Author), Ai-Guo Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To improve efficacy of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV), this study investigated the combination of NPPV with naloxone in COPD patients with respiratory failure. One hundred four patients with COPD-related respiratory failure were enrolled prospectively and randomly divided into a c...