Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure: underutilized or overrated?

Chest. 1997 Jun;111(6):1672-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.111.6.1672.

Authors

R M Jasmer¹, J M Luce, M A Matthay

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0130, USA.

PMID: 9187192
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.6.1672

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Humans
Positive-Pressure Respiration / instrumentation
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods
Positive-Pressure Respiration / statistics & numerical data*
Prospective Studies
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*