Background Postoperative pulmonary complications, generally defined as any pulmonary
abnormality occurring in the postoperative period, are still a significant issue in clinical …

Anaesthesia, postoperative pain and surgery (more so if the site of the surgery approaches
the diaphragm) will induce respiratory modifications: hypoxaemia, pulmonary volume …

Objective We compared the efficacy of noninvasive ventilation with bilevel positive airway
pressure added to usual care versus usual care alone in patients undergoing coronary …

Objectives To investigate whether prophylactic postoperative NIV prevents respiratory
complications following lung resection surgery in COPD patients. Methods In seven thoracic …

Importance It has not been established whether noninvasive ventilation (NIV) reduces the
need for invasive mechanical ventilation in patients who develop hypoxemic acute …

Background Perioperative noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been proposed to reduce
postoperative morbidity and improve perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing general …

QUESTION OF THE STUDY: We studied whether prophylactic use of noninvasive pressure
support ventilation (NIPSV) administered pre-and postoperatively may reduce the …

POSTOPERATIVE hypoxemia and/or acute respira-tory failure (ARF) mainly develop after
abdominal and/or thoracic surgery. 1 Anesthesia, postoperative pain, and surgery will …

Background A single prospective randomized study found that, in selected patients with
acute respiratory failure (ARF) following lung resection, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) …

Objectives Little is known about the physiologic and clinical effects of noninvasive positive
pressure ventilation (NPPV) in patients who have acute respiratory failure (ARF) after …