Should we carry out noninvasive ventilation using a helmet in acute respiratory distress syndrome?

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Editorial

Rémi Coudroy et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;4(18):351.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.35.

¹ CHU de Poitiers, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Poitiers, France, INSERM CIC 1402 (ALIVE group), Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.

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