Oesophageal balloon positioning by echocardiography to guide positive pressure ventilation

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation.

Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson on July 23 1986. That day also saw the first use in the United Kingdom of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation by nasal mask. Aged about fifty years, the patient had suffered pulmonary tuberculosis as a youngster and, in the days before antituberculous chemotherapy, had been treated with bilateral pneumothoraces, phrenic crush and finally an apical tho...

Complications of Positive Pressure Ventilation

The adaptation of mechanical ventilators for use in the neonatal population brought about a dramatic breakthrough in the care of premature infants. Further refinements and the development of technologies such as high-frequency ventilation combined with exogenous surfactant have further pushed back the boundaries of survival. Despite these advances, mechanical ventilation is not without risk. Ba...

Positive pressure ventilation. Alternate modes.

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation

Over the past few decades, invasive positive pressure ventilation, usually applied via an endotracheal tube, has been the standard treatment for acute respiratory failure [1–3]. However, intubation and mechanical ventilation is associated with significant morbidity, including upper airway trauma and infections [4–7]; indeed, it is the single most important predisposing factor for nosocomial pne...

A Comparison between Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Background: Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is a non-invasive ventilatory mode, which delivers mechanical ventilation via nasal tubes or prongs. The present study was conducted to compare the efficacy of NIPPV and nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (NCPAP) in reducing the need for intubation in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)....