Letter to the editor: “Nasal high-flow versus non-invasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnic COPD” [Letter]

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J Elshof1,2, ML Duiverman1,2 1Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; 2Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence: J ElshofDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsEmail [email protected] We read with interest the recent article by Bräunlich et al entitled ‘Nasal high-flow versus non-invasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnic COPD’ recently published in the International Journal of COPD.1 It covers an important topic, as this is the first study comparing non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and nasal high flow (NHF) therapy in stable hypercapnic COPD patients.   View the original paper by Bräunlich J and colleaguesA Response to Letter has been published for this article.

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