NIV is an important adjunct to medications for patients with intractable dyspnea. Future
research should attempt to clarify the effectiveness of NIV at controlling dyspnea within and …

Over the last two decades, the increasing use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has
diminished the need for endotracheal ventilation, thus decreasing the rate of ventilation …

Two approaches are associated with the use of NIV in palliative care settings. In the"
palliative approach", NIV is proposed for patients with end stage of chronic respiratory failure …

After the institution of positive-pressure ventilation, the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
through an interface substantially increased. The first technique was continuous positive …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) successfully treats primary respiratory failure in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute pulmonary edema, and, in some patients …

Objective: Financial constraints and bed limitations frequently prevent admission of ill
patients to a critical care setting. We surveyed the use of treatment with noninvasive …

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is the delivery of mechanical-assisted
breathing without placement of an artificial airway such as an endotracheal tube or …

Although noninvasive ventilation (NIV) was first used to treat patients with acute respiratory
failure in the 1940s, the history of this mainstay of today's respiratory care armamentarium …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has become an integral part of critical care management.
Despite> 2 decades of experience, it is relatively underused, with general utilization …

BACKGROUND: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has increasingly been used for the treatment
of acute respiratory failure. Despite recommendations supporting its utilization in a limited …