Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is useful when managing critically ill patients. However, it is
not easy to apply to elderly patients, particularly those with pneumonia, due to the possibility …

Background. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been reported to be beneficial for patients
with acute respiratory failure in intensive care unit (ICU); however, factors that influence the …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) can decrease the length of stay in the ICU, reduce the number
of complications (such as infections), increase the quality of life, and improve the survival …

Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is used in critically ill patients with acute
respiratory failure (ARF) to avoid endotracheal intubation. However, the impact of NIV use …

Purpose To explore the association between cough strength and outcomes in elderly
patients who received noninvasive ventilation (NIV) due to acute respiratory failure caused …

Background: To identify predictors of successful noninvasive ventilation (NIV) treatment for
patients with acute respiratory failure. Methods: This was a prospective intervention study of …

Background: Use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) outside guideline recommendations is
common. We audited use of NIV in our tertiary care critical care unit (CCU) to evaluate …

In the current edition of 'Age and Ageing', Nava et al. have confirmed the clinical value of
non-invasive ventilation (NIV)[1] in very elderly patients (mean age of 81 years) with chronic …

Objective Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) fails more frequently for de novo acute respiratory
failure (de novo) than for cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) or acute-on-chronic …

Background Identifying the predictors of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) failure has attracted
significant interest because of the strong link between failure and poor outcomes. However …