- Figure 13
Kohnlein Clinical Trial: A Prospective, Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial
This Figure illustrates the results of the German multicenter study described in the previous Figure,[4] showing that although NIV was associated with a slight reduction in PaCO2 over time in the control group, the reduction in PaCO2 in the group receiving home mechanical ventilation was significantly greater at all time points.
References
[4]
Köhnlein T, Windisch W, Köhler D, et al. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective, multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2014;2:698–705.