OBJECTIVES To investigate the use of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in level three neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in northeastern Brazil. METHODS This observational cross-sectional survey was conducted from March 2009 to January 2010 in all level three NICUs in northeastern Brazil that are registered in the Brazilian Registry of Health Establishments (Cadastro ...

Acute respiratory failure (ARF)-hypoxic or hypercapnic-is a critical condition often necessitating intensive care and mechanical ventilation (invasive or non-invasive) (1). Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) is increasingly used for specific forms of ARF because of its considerable advantages over invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for these conditions. Patients receiving NIPP...

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...

BACKGROUND Apnoea, desaturations and bradycardias are common problems in preterm infants which can be treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). It is unclear whether synchronised NIPPV (SNIPPV) would be even more effective. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of flow-SNIPPV, NIPPV and NCPAP on the rate of desaturat...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is increasingly being used by emergency medical services (EMS) for treatment of patients in respiratory distress. The primary objective of this systematic review is to determine whether out-of-hospital NIPPV for treatment of adults with severe respiratory distress reduces inhospital mortality compared with "standard" therapy. Sec...

INTRODUCTION The effects of nocturnal noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain controversial. METHODS The Cochrane Airways group Register of Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched up to August 2012. Individual patient data from randomised controlled trials on NIPPV outcomes were selected for two sep...

BACKGROUND The effects of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on adult patients after extubation remain controversial. We aimed to further determine the effectiveness of HFNC in comparison to noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and conventional oxygen therapy (COT). METHODS The Pubmed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trails (CENTRAL) as well as the Informatio...

The aim of this study was to investigate the haemodynamic and endocrinological effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). Eleven patients with oedema and recent hypercapnic and hypoxaemic worsening of a chronic respiratory insufficiency were included. Echocardiography, cardiac radionuclide assessment, blood catecholamines, salt and water handling hormones were measured at adm...

Objectives—Neuropsychological investigations have shown a degree of cognitive dysfunction in a proportion of nondemented patients with ALS. Respiratory muscle weakness in ALS can lead to nocturnal hypoventilation, resulting in sleep disturbance and daytime somnolence. Sleep deprivation of this type may cause impairments in cognitive function, but this has not been formally evaluated in ALS. Met...