Prehospital noninvasive ventilation can help in management of patients with limitations of life-sustaining treatments

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-9

  Duchateau, François Xavier ^a   Beaune, Sébastien ^a   Ricard Hibon, Agnès ^a   Mantz, Jean ^a   Juvin, Philippe ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

End of life; Ethics; Noninvasive ventilation; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; OXIMETRY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76149112589     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832cddfc     Document Type: Article

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