TY - GEN AU - Reissmann,H K AU - Ranieri,V M AU - Goldberg,P AU - Gottfried,S B TI - Continuous positive airway pressure facilitates spontaneous breathing in weaning chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by improving breathing pattern and gas exchange SN - 0342-4642 PY - 2001///0510 KW - Acute Disease KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Airway Resistance KW - Blood Gas Analysis KW - Female KW - Hemodynamics KW - Humans KW - Lung Diseases, Obstructive KW - complications KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Positive-Pressure Respiration KW - methods KW - Prospective Studies KW - Pulmonary Gas Exchange KW - Respiratory Dead Space KW - Respiratory Mechanics KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Tidal Volume KW - Time Factors KW - Ventilator Weaning N1 - Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000725 ER -