Efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation by facial and nasal mask in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure: Experience in a respiratory ward under usual care

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 421-428

  Corbetta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Facial mask; Nasal mask; Noninvasive positive pressur ventilation; Respiratory ward

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOSE AIRFLOW; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR; WARD;

EID: 0031446319     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Meduri GU, Conoscenti CC, Menashe P, Nair S. - Non invasive face mask mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure. Chest 1989; 95: 865-870.
2. Meduri GU, Abou Shala N, Fox RC, Jones CB, Leeper KV, Wonderink RG. - Non invasive face mask mechanical ventilation in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Chest 1991; 100: 445-454.