Postoperative Noninvasive Ventilation

Postoperative noninvasive ventilation.

POSTOPERATIVE hypoxemia and/or acute respiratory failure (ARF) mainly develop after abdominal and/or thoracic surgery. Anesthesia, postoperative pain, and surgery will induce respiratory modifications: hypoxemia, decrease in pulmonary volume, and atelectasis associated with a restrictive syndrome and a diaphragm dysfunction. These modifications of the respiratory function occur early after surg...

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in immediate postoperative cardiac surgery patients.

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation is routine in acute respiratory failure patients; nevertheless, the literature is controversial for its use in cardiac surgery postoperative period. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of preventive noninvasive ventilation in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery, monitoring its impact until the sixth day of hospitalization. METHODS Thi...

Noninvasive ventilation.

Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation have traditionally been employed in patients with acute respiratory insufficiency. However, this form of management can have serious adverse effects, mainly infections and barotrauma. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be an effective alternative, as it reduces both the frequency of complications and cost of care. In fact, NIV is c...

Predicting Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

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Noninvasive ventilation is more than mask ventilation.