Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure: the key "W" questions

Intern Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;12(8):1307-1311. doi: 10.1007/s11739-017-1721-x. Epub 2017 Aug 14.

Authors

Eliana Margutti¹, Ilaria Greco¹, Anna Maria Brambilla², Tommaso Maraffi³, Roberto Cosentini⁴

Affiliations

¹ Emergenza ad Alta Specializzazione-ASST-Papa Giovanni XXIII, SIMEU Centro Studi, Bergamo, Italy.
² Emergency Medicine Department, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
³ Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
⁴ Emergenza ad Alta Specializzazione-ASST-Papa Giovanni XXIII, SIMEU Centro Studi, Bergamo, Italy. r.cosentini@gmail.com.

PMID: 28808980
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1721-x

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Airway Management / methods
Airway Management / standards
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods
Humans
Noninvasive Ventilation / methods*
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*