Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A meta-analysis recently published in JAMA suggests that home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or ...

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and outcome of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in daily clinical practice. Design: Observational retrospective cohort study. Setting: Pediatric ...

This study explores the association between receiving noninvasive ventilation at home and mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for patients with copd A novel technique involving NPPV reduced the risks of nosocomial infection, requirement for intubation, and hospital mortality in ...

Researchers describe the benefits of in-home noninvasive ventilation therapy, which includes a type referred to as bilevel positive airway pressure, or BiPAP -- for many patients with chronic ...

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) announces a critical milestone in its long-standing advocacy to ensure patients with COPD receive timely access to the most appropriate noninvasive ...

Continuous airflow measurements during anesthesia monitoring, intensive care treatment, and in clinical and ambulatory environments provide important information for the assessment of ...

In patients with COPD and hypercapnia, the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation compared with no device was significantly associated with improved clinical outcomes but no significant ...

During the 5-yr study period, 3,124 patients were admitted to the PICU; among them, 1,814 (58%) required intubation. NPPV use increased from 0.45% of the total number of patients admitted per year ...