Objective: To compare the patient outcome in severe COVID-19 pneumonia between non-invasive ventilation and invasive mechanical ventilation. Study design: Prospective, observational study Setting Duration: Department of Pulmonology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from January 2021 to June 2021. Methodology: We analyzed 660 patients covid pneumonia. Conscious proning was done those requir...

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 ...

OBJECTIVE To detail the history, modes, physiological effects, and circuit geometry of non-invasive ventilation. DATA SOURCES A review of articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search on non-invasive ventilation. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been used for many years as an adjunct to standard therapy in patients...

In 2009, a novel H1N1 Influenza virus has emerged and on June 11 the World Health Organization declared it as pandemic. It may cause acute respiratory failure ranging from severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to exacerbations of airflow limitation. Non-invasive ventilation is now considered first-line intervention for different causes of acute respiratory failure and may be considered in ...

We read with interest the recent paper published in Thorax by Plant et al 1 which analysed predictors of the outcome of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with acute exacerba-tions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Few data are available on this important question , and studies specifically designed to propose answers are either retrospective 2 or have been performed in a small ...

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a method of respiratory support that is commonly used for the management of a wide range of causes of respiratory failure, both within and without the intensive care unit (ICU). This review will discuss the advantages of this mode of ventilation over more traditional methods, its indications and contra-indications and the equipment required, as well as reviewin...

Invasive mechanical ventilation is a lifesaving intervention for patients with respiratory failure. The most commonly used modes of mechanical ventilation are assist-control, synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, and pressure support ventilation. When employed as a diagnostic tool, the ventilator provides data on the static compliance of the respiratory system and airway resistance. ...

Background: Application noninvasive ventilation in the patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduced mortality. This case-control study was designed to compare efficiency and outcome of non-invasive (NIV) versus invasive positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) in respiratory failure due to COPD Methods: The patients were assigned to NIV or IPPV intermittantl...

Background: Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 may experience emotional problems and respiratory discomfort during mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music therapy on respiratory comfort, anxiety, and depression among patients with Covid-19 under non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Methods: It was a randomized clinical trial. The subjects were 64 pat...

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Sana Al-Mutairi, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait. Tel. +965 (5) 319596. Fax. +965 (5) 338907. E-mail: [email protected] decade ago, the classical management of acute respiratory failure is the invasive ventilatory support with endotracheal intubation (ETI) at an intensive ...