Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure: What role is there for patients declining intubation or choosing palliation?

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 223-229

  Sinuff, Tasnim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; DNR; End of life; Noninvasive ventilation; Palliation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG EDEMA; MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 80053453943     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X11Y.0000000012     Document Type: Article

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