Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Medical Director, Adult Emergency Services, University of Maryland ...
February 14, 2011 — New clinical practice guidelines describe the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the acute care ...
High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...
Introduction: Patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) who require intubation are at risk of extubation failure due to respiratory muscle weakness and they may require tracheostomy. Purpose: To ...