Increased understanding of the mechanisms and effects of acute respiratory failure has not
been accompanied by more precise criteria by which the clinician can determine when …

We evaluated the efficacy of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in alleviating
distress and avoiding intubation in patients with de novo acute respiratory failure …

Recent studies suggest that noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) administered
by nasal or oronasal mask avoids the need for endotracheal intubation, rapidly improves …

For editorial comment see page 1479 respiratory failure as a primaty therapy to avoid
endotracheal intubation and its associated complications. The topic has been somewhat …

Noninvasive PPV has been employed for decades in patients with chronic respiratory
failure. Increasing use in patients with acute respiratory failure is a more recent …

Important advances have been made over the past decade towards understanding the
optimal approach to ventilating patients with acute respiratory failure. Evidence now …

The application of noninvasive positive pressure, either as continuous positive airway
pressure or noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV), has become established as …

The use of non-invasive ventilation in patients with community-acquired pneumonia is
controversial since this is associated with high rates of treatment failure, compared with …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is becoming more commonplace, both in
the ICU and also in the Emergency Department. This article addresses the rationale and …

Noninvasive ventilation, both continuous positive airway pressure and noninvasive positive
pressure ventilation, has been used increasingly for acute respiratory failure over the past …