Non-invasive mechanical ventilation has been increasingly used to avoid or serve as an
alternative to intubation. Compared with medical therapy, and in some instances with …

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E195 backgrounds in clinical and/or nonclinical expertise: 15 were experts in critical care …

Background Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or
noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the …

Background Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been used to treat
respiratory distress due to acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPE). We performed a …

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) …

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 …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used to treat patients …

Guideline recommendations for the prehospital and early in-hospital (first 6–12 hrs after
presentation) management of acute heart failure syndromes are lacking. The American …

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

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a supportive therapy that improves mortality in acute
respiratory failure (RF). It may also be used in patients recently extubated in intensive care …