Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has emerged as a significant advance in the management of
respiratory failure. There is now a wide body of prospective randomized-controlled trial data …

Mechanical ventilation is the most widely used supportive technique in intensive care units.
Several forms of external support for respiration have long been described to assist the …

Studies report high in-hospital and post-discharge mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) exacerbations varying depending upon patient characteristics, hospital …

Background To investigate whether the administration of hydrogen/oxygen mixture was
superior to oxygen in improving symptoms in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic …

Introduction We hypothesized that the use of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV), a
technique designed to improve mucus clearance, could prove effective in avoiding further …

Background Despite the increasing use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) in
the treatment of critically ill patients with respiratory failure, its role in the treatment of severe …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, and the burden of the disorder will continue to increase over the next 20 years …

Morbid obesity adversely affects respiratory physiology, leading to reduced lung volumes,
decreased lung compliance, ventilation perfusion mismatch, sleep‐disordered breathing …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of physical training with or without noninvasive
ventilation at 2 levels of pressure in the airways (BiPAP®) in patients with chronic obstructive …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the reasoning and actions of experienced nurses caring for
patients with non-invasive ventilation due to acute respiratory failure from chronic obstructive …