Additional evidence to support the use of noninvasive ventilation in asthma exacerbation.

Effectiveness assessment of a guideline based protocol for ventilatory support management of COPD exacerbations in an emergency department

OBJECTIVES To investigate clinical outcomes according to ventilatory support indication in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in a "real-life" Emergency Department and to analyze potential predictors of successful noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. METHODS Retrospective cohort performed over an 18-month period, comparing the following patient groups with ...

Failure of noninvasive ventilation in adult patients with acute asthma exacerbation.

Noninvasive ventilation in status asthmaticus in children: levels of evidence

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of available evidence to establish guidelines for the use of noninvasive ventilation for the management of status asthmaticus in children unresponsive to standard treatment. METHODS Search, selection and analysis of all original articles on asthma and noninvasive ventilation in children, published until September 1, 2014 in all languages in the electronic dat...

بررسی اثر واکسیناسیون آنفلوانزا بر حملات حاد آسم کودکان

Background: Influenza epidemies which occur mosthly in cold seasons could be a risk factor for developing exacerbations and acute attacks of asthma. Although influenza vaccination is recommended for the asthmatic patients, there is a lack of sufficient clinical evidence that this annual vaccination prevents asthma exacerbation in children. Methods: Prospective clinical trial study of 201 child...

Pathophysiological Basis of Acute Respiratory Failure on Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) was created for patients who needed noninvasive ventilator support, this procedure decreases the complications associated with the use of endotracheal intubation (ETT). The application of NIMV has acquired major relevance in the last few years in the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF), in patients with hypoxemic and hypercapnic failure. The m...