Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a modality of ventilatory support without endotracheal
intubation and sedation and is usually delivered through a face mask, sometimes through a …

Aim The aim of the present study is to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of
noninvasive pressure ventilation in the 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the G …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has revolutionized the concept of
mechanical ventilation with the major benefit of avoiding invasive mechanical ventilation in …

PURPOSE: Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is beneficial for patients with
acute respiratory failure. However, its role in patients with acute lung injury (ALI; 200 mmHg< …

ContextIn patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema noninvasive ventilation may
reduce intubation rate, but the impact on mortality and the superiority of one technique over …

Materials and methods We reviewed the records of all patients admitted to the Forlanini
Hospital medical RIICU between January 1993 and December 1997, who had been treated …

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
(NPPV) on acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), and to look for predictors of failure of …

Ventilatory support has traditionally been provided via an endotracheal tube, but intubation
is associated with significant discomfort and risks, including airway injury and nosocomial …

There are few data on the use of two-level non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (two-
level nIPPV) in the initial treatment of severe acute respiratory failure in emergency …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In patients with acute exacerbations of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), noninvasive ventilatory support (NPPV) with bilevel …