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British Thoracic Society survey of knowledge of healthcare professionals managing patients with acute hypercapnic exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring non-invasive ventilation
  1. E Ballard1,
  2. L McDonnell1,
  3. S Keilty2,
  4. A C Davidson3,
  5. N Hart4 on behalf of the British Thoracic Society Respiratory Critical Care Specialist Advisory Group
  1. 1Department of Physiotherapy, St Thomas's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
  2. 2Critical Care Outreach Team, Department of Critical Care, St Thomas's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
  3. 3Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Department of Critical Care, St Thomas's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
  4. 4Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, St Thomas's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr N Hart, Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK; nicholas.hart{at}gstt.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.143669

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    The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in acute hypercapnic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the subject of published guidance from the Royal College of Physicians, the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Intensive Care Society, as well as international consensus statements.1–3 Although these guidelines have been updated, data from the UK COPD audit detailing admissions to UK hospitals have shown that …

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