Clinical practice guideline for the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in COPD patients with acute respiratory failure

Tasnim Sinuff; Sean P Keenan; Department of Medicine, McMaster University

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.04.006

Clinical practice guideline for the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in COPD patients with acute respiratory failure

J Crit Care. 2004 Jun;19(2):82-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.04.006.

Authors

Tasnim Sinuff¹, Sean P Keenan; Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada. sinufft@mcmaster.ca

PMID: 15236140
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.04.006

Abstract

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation has been demonstrated to be of benefit in preventing endotracheal intubation and reducing mortality in specific patients in the setting of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The successful application of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation depends on a multitude of factors, including patient selection, choice of interface, physician experience, and patient-ventilator synchrony. The use of clinical practice guidelines has been shown to improve the process and outcomes of care. This paper presents a guideline for the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the setting of acute ventilatory failure in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Publication types

Guideline
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Algorithms
Humans
Patient Selection
Positive-Pressure Respiration / ethics
Positive-Pressure Respiration / instrumentation
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*
Ventilator Weaning / methods