Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure has gained much academic and
clinical interest. Despite this, NIV is underutilized. The evidence strongly supports its use in …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV), the provision of ventilatory assistance without an artificial
airway, has emerged as an important ventilatory modality in critical care. This has been …

Purpose Little information is available on the utilization of noninvasive positive-pressure
ventilation (NPPV) in the United States. Accordingly, we performed a survey on the use of …

Background: Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been shown to be
effective in select patients enrolled in clinical trials. However, few data are available on the …

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is increasingly being used in the care of
patients suffering acute respiratory failure. High-level evidence supports the use of NPPV to …

Objectives: Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is increasingly used in
patients with acute respiratory failure, but few data exist regarding current sedation practices …

A qualitative research design can provide unique contributions to research in the intensive
care unit. Qualitative research includes the entire process of research: the methodology …

Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality
in critically ill patients. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has assumed an important role in the management of certain
types of respiratory failure in acute-care hospitals. However, the optimal location for NIV has …

Objective: To determine physicians' stated practices regarding the use of bilevel noninvasive
ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure and the predictors of practice variation. Design …