The significant mortality rate and prolonged ventilator days associated with invasive
mechanical ventilation (IMV) in patients with severe COVID-19 have incited a debate …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of inflammatory lung injury
characterized by increased vascular permeability in the lung. 1 Clinically, ARDS is defined …

ABSTRACT A. ACUTE HYPERCAPNIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE A1. Acute Exacerbation of
COPD: Recommendations: NIV should be used in management of acute exacerbation of …

Background A paucity of studies have assessed the epidemiology of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) that require ICU admission. We conducted a study on this group of …

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

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a serious illness with significant
morbidity and mortality, characterized by hypoxemic respiratory failure most commonly due …

Background Despite scarce data, invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) is widely
recommended over non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for ventilatory support in cardiogenic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD and respiratory failure, whether acute or chronic …

Rationale: Strong evidence supports use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for patients with
respiratory distress from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure (strong …

Background Timely risk stratification is the key strategy to improve prognosis of patients with
sepsis. Previous study has proposed to develop a powerful risk assessment rule by the …