Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is widely used in the acute care setting for acute
respiratory failure (ARF) across a variety of aetiologies. This document provides European …

Purpose Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with a wide range of symptoms. Severe
asthma exacerbations (SAEs) are characterized by worsening symptoms and …

Acute dyspnea represents one of the most frequent symptoms leading to emergency room
evaluation. Its significant prognostic value warrants a careful evaluation. The differential …

Rationale: Noninvasive ventilation decreases the need for invasive mechanical ventilation
and mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but has not been …

Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease that is associated with variable expiratory
flow, variable respiratory symptoms, and exacerbations which sometimes require …

The aim of this meta-analysis is to systematically review published studies and identify
clinically important factors predicting mortality among patients hospitalized for acute …

Purpose To compare the outcomes of patients hospitalized with pneumonia treated with
noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Materials and …

The independent risk factors for death in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation have not
been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to investigate these independent risk factors …

Abstract Background The French Emergency Medicine Society, the French Intensive Care
Society and the Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine French-Speaking Group …

Background Successful airway management is critical to the practice of emergency
medicine. Emergency physicians must be ready to optimize and prepare for airway …