Pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness evaluation

Pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness evaluation

Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV), in the form of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bilevel inspiratory positive airway pressure (BiPAP), is used in hospital to treat patients with acute respiratory failure. Pre-hospital NIV may be more effective than in-hospital NIV but require...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Pandor, Praveen Thokala, Steve Goodacre, Edith Poku, John W Stevens, Shijie Ren, Anna Cantrell, Gavin D Perkins, Matt Ward, Jerry Penn-Ashman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2015-06-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
pre-hospital non-invasive ventilation
acute respiratory failure
continuous positive airway pressure
bi-level inspiratory positive airway pressure
systematic review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19420

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19420

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