Demonstrates that noninvasive ventilation reduces complications and improves clinical outcomes in acute respiratory failure, suggesting broad benefits over invasive support.
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) delivers mechanical ventilatory support to the lungs with a noninvasive interface between the patient and the ventilator. Noninvasive ventilation has been reported to reduce the incidence of complications of mechanical ventilation and to improve outcomes.1-8
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