Noninvasive Respiratory Support in Acute Respiratory Failure Noninvasive respiratory
support can be useful for cardiogenic pulmonary edema and COPD exacerbations. For other …

Mechanical ventilation is the most used short-term life support technique worldwide and is
applied daily for a diverse spectrum of indications, from scheduled surgical procedures to …

Objectives: A low or moderate expired tidal volume can be difficult to achieve during
noninvasive ventilation for de novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ie, not due to …

Background The British Thoracic Society (BTS) published the guideline,'The use of non-
invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure', in 2002. 1 This was in response to trials …

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be effective in avoiding intubation and
improving survival in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF) when …

Background Although non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is recommended for
immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU), it …

In acute heart failure (AHF) syndromes significant respiratory failure (RF) is essentially seen
in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPE) or cardiogenic shock (CS) …

Purpose Over the last two decades, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been proposed in
various causes of acute respiratory failure (ARF) but some indications are debated. Current …

Background Identifying the predictors of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) failure has attracted
significant interest because of the strong link between failure and poor outcomes. However …

After the institution of positive-pressure ventilation, the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
through an interface substantially increased. The first technique was continuous positive …