Noninvasive ventilation refers to the delivery of mechanical ventilation to the lungs using
techniques that do not require an endotracheal airway. During the first half of the 20th …

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is widely used in the acute care setting for acute
respiratory failure (ARF) across a variety of aetiologies. This document provides European …

Background: Over the past decade, noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the
setting of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has …

Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive and often fatal complication of the
scleroderma spectrum of disease for which no treatment has been proven effective in a …

Background The need for reintubation after extubation and discontinuation of mechanical
ventilation is not uncommon and is associated with increased mortality. Noninvasive positive …

Recent studies suggest that noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) administered
by nasal or oronasal mask avoids the need for endotracheal intubation, rapidly improves …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between
echocardiographic findings and clinical outcomes in patients with severe primary pulmonary …

Randomized, prospective trial of bilevel versus continuous p... : Critical Care Medicine
Randomized, prospective trial of bilevel versus continuous positive airway pressure in acute …

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of scheduled quetiapine to placebo for the
treatment of delirium in critically ill patients requiring as-needed haloperidol. Design …

Background To assess the factors associated with reintubation in patients who had
successfully passed a spontaneous breathing trial. Methods We used logistic regression …