Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages 392-398 , August 2008

Predictors of Successful Noninvasive Ventilation Treatment for Patients Suffering Acute Respiratory Failure

  • Ming-Shian Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • How-Ran Guo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ming-Hua Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ren Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chen-Long Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Foundation Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chen-Long Wu, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, 138, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 21 September 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70089-3

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70089-3

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages 392-398 , August 2008

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