Noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

The term noninvasive ventilation (NIV) encompasses two different modes of delivering positive airway pressure, namely continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway pressure (bilevel-PAP). The two modes are different since CPAP does not actively assist inspiration whereas bil...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bellone, Massimiliano Etteri, Luca Motta, Anna Cappelletti, Chiara Morichetti, Paolo Pina, Roberto Pusinelli, Massimo Guanziroli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Subjects:
noninvasive ventilation, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, airway pressure
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1446

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