Behind a mask: Tricks, pitfalls, and prejudices for noninvasive ventilation

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1367-1376

  Nava, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Noninvasive ventilation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INFILTRATE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA, CARDIAC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84880653627     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02457     Document Type: Article

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