Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) provide care for an aging and
increasingly complex patient population. The medical complexity of this population is partly …

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been used increasingly to treat acute
respiratory failure (ARF). The best indications for its use are ARF in patients with COPD …

Objective: To critically assess available high-level clinical studies regarding use of
noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in varied intensive care unit settings. Data Source …

The need to provide invasive mechanical ventilatory support to patients with myocardial
infarction and acute left heart failure is common. Despite the large number of patients …

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 …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common condition and is associated with excess morbidity
and mortality, in spite of the many advances in its treatment. Chronic stable heart failure is …

Purpose: To review the clinical use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, including its
efficacy with acute and chronic forms of respiratory failure, its mechanism of action, and its …

Objective: Although noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is a widely accepted
treatment for some patients with acute respiratory failure, the use of NPPV in patients who …

Background This study determined actual utilization rates and outcomes of noninvasive
positive pressure ventilation (NIV) at selected hospitals that had participated in a prior …

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation is a type of mechanical ventilation that does not
require an artificial airway. Studies published in the 1990s that evaluated the efficacy of this …