indication for the use of a nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (according to the German guidelines Schoenhofer et al. 2008)
patient has not yet used non-invasive ventilation at all or inadequately (less than 3 hours per day)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage IV (- healthy volunteers are also eligible for the sub-trial of this study to validate night movement accuracy of an activity monitor)
You may not be if
acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
severe heart failure
body-mass-index \>35 m²/kg
fever
acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
indication for the use of a non-invasive ventilation
severe heart failure
body-mass-index \>35 m²/kg
fever
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