RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATORY SUPPORT Clinical Indications for Respiratory Failure Determining Effective Oxygenation and Ventilation GOALS OF NEWBORN AND PEDIATRIC VENTILATORY SUPPORT NONINVASIVE RESPIRATORY SUPPORT Noninvasive Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Neonates Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Neonates CPAP and BiPAP in Pediatric Patients CONVEN...

Background. Correct volume management is essential in patients with respiratory failure. We investigated the ability of respiratory variations in noninvasive pulse pressure (ΔPP), photoplethysmographic waveform amplitude (ΔPOP), and pleth variability index (PVI) to reflect hypovolemia during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation by inducing hypovolemia with progressive lower body negative p...

* Study carried out at the University of Hospital do Câncer (Cancer Hospital), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 1. Masters in Physiotherapy from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP, Federal University of São Paulo) School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 2. Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of São Paulo (USP) School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 3. Physiot...

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Background Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and may reduce mortality. We conducted a study to determine whether noninvasive ventilation reduces mortality and whether there are important differ...