A Comparison of Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation and Conventional Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Antonelli, Massimo; Conti, Giorgio; Rocco, Monica; Bufi, M.; A. De Blasi, R.; Vivino, Gabriella; Gasparetto, A; Umberto Meduri, G.

doi:10.1056/nejm199808133390703

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A Comparison of Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation and Conventional Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 13, 1998

Authors:

Massimo Antonelli

Giorgio Conti

Monica Rocco

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The role of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation delivered through a face mask in patients with acute respiratory failure is uncertain. We conducted a prospective, randomized trial of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation as compared with endotracheal intubation with...

Subject

Medicine

Ventilation (architecture)

Mechanical ventilation

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