The use of non-invasive ventilation by emergency doctors in Johannesburg Academic Hospitals, South Africa – assessing knowledge, attitudes and practices
Introduction: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an alternative ventilatory method to endotracheal intubation and invasive ventilation in patients presenting in acute respiratory failure. Appropriate and timely application of NIV has shown benefits over invasive ventilation. In recent years, there ha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000587 |