TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mascardi, Valentina
AU  - Grecchi, Bruna
AU  - Barlascini, Cornelius
AU  - Banfi, Paolo
AU  - Nicolini, Antonello
PY  - 2016
TI  - Effectiveness of temporary positive expiratory pressure (T-PEP) at home and at hospital in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 8, No 10 (October 01, 2016): Journal of Thoracic Disease
Y2  - 2016
KW  - 
N2  - Background: Temporary positive airway pressure (T-PEP) is a tool recently introduced in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or bronchiectasis. It demonstrated encouraging results also in severe COPD patients. The aim of this study is verify if adding T-PEP to best bronchodilator therapy both in clinic and home administering could reduce disease exacerbations and improve lung function in patients with severe COPD.  Methods: A total of 142 patients with severe COPD (FEV1 
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/10197