Noninvasive ventilation: Are we overdoing it?
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Noninvasive ventilation: Are we overdoing it?
BACKGROUND Use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) outside guideline recommendations is common. We audited use of NIV in our tertiary care critical care unit (CCU) to evaluate appropriateness of use and patient outcomes when used outside level I recommendations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective observational study of all patients requiring NIV. Clinical parameters and arterial blood gases were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.138147