Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review

The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the risk of disease transmission with the use of NIV from patients to healthcare workers. We...

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Main Authors: Antonio M. Esquinas, S. Egbert Pravinkumar, Raffaele Scala, Peter Gay, Arie Soroksky, Christophe Girault, Fang Han, David S. Hui, Peter J. Papadakos, Nicolino Ambrosino, International NIV Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2014-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/134/427.full.pdf+html

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