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Bronchoscopy and Noninvasive Ventilation in High-Risk Infections
Mechanical ventilation has become an essential treatment option for patients with respiratory failure. Positive pressure mechanical ventilation is...
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Upper Airway Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is defined as one of the most aggravating pathological clinical conditions, regarding patients who suffer from...
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Noninvasive Positive Airway Pressure in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) is a common cause of acute respiratory failure, often requiring ventilatory support with noninvasive...
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Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Burn
Respiratory dysfunction is a major problem after a burn injury and may result from direct airway burn with flame, the effect of the systemic...
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Noninvasive Ventilation Failure: How to Foresee, Prevent, Diagnose It, and When to Switch to Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
In the past 20 years, noninvasive mechanical ventilation has become the first-line treatment for acute respiratory failure resulting from various...
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Summary of Effectiveness of NIV in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure
Noninvasive ventilation has been game changer in management of respiratory failure. Apart from saving lives, it helps in saving money by reducing ICU...
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Outcome: Noninvasive Ventilation Approach in High-Risk Infections
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is intended to provide ventilatory support to patients presenting with both acute or chronic respiratory failure. Given...
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Options Noninvasive Ventilator Support Outside Intensive Care Unit
The first-line treatment for respiratory failure is supplemental oxygen. Conventional supplemental oxygen is usually not humidified and although...
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are used to deliver a constant pressure in the airways throughout the entire respiratory cycle....
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Respiratory Support of the Critically Ill Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Despite improvements in mortality over...
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Respiratory Adjuncts
Chest trauma is associated with impaired respiratory dynamics resulting from both injury and injury-associated pain. Several adjuncts may support...
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Noninvasive respiratory support for COVID-19 patients: when, for whom, and how?
The significant mortality rate and prolonged ventilator days associated with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in patients with severe COVID-19...
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Ventilation
In this chapter the reader will learn the physiological effects and the commonly accepted indications for noninvasive respiratory support (high flow...
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Oxygenation strategies during flexible bronchoscopy: a review of the literature
During flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) the arterial partial pressure of oxygen can drop, increasing the risk for respiratory failure. To avoid...
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Management of Respiratory Emergencies in Chronic Neuromuscular Disease
Respiratory failure is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic neuromuscular disease and may develop gradually or...
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COVID-19: Opportunities to Improve Prognosis
AbstractCOVID-19 is characterized by a severe course in approximately 5‒10% of patients, who require admittance to the intensive care unit and...
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Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Clinical Case
Background and objectives: ARF in IPF patients is associated with poor prognosis, therefore NIV could be a good option, avoiding aggressive...
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Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula Alternate Use in Pediatric Patients
In this chapter, we described high-flow nasal cannula therapy (HFNC) and noninvasive ventilation treatment (NIV) modalities and told about their...
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Noninvasive Oxygen Therapies in Oncologic Patients
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF) is the most common cause of critical illness in oncologic patients. Despite significant advancements in...
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Expert opinion document: “Electrical impedance tomography: applications from the intensive care unit and beyond”
Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving technology, but it can also inadvertently induce lung injury and increase morbidity and mortality. Currently,...
