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Rates of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation and severe asthma exacerbation among patients mechanically ventilated for acute respiratory failure (panel A) and evolution of ICU mortality (panel B) and hospital mortality (panel C) over time in these two populations. *p < 0.001 compared to period 1998
