Some patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exhibit clear contraindications to noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV); such contraindications include impending ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A meta-analysis recently published in JAMA suggests that home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or ...

Most of the available reviews in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) do not mention separately the modes of NIPPV and the ventilators used. Therefore, what are the modes and what are the ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

In patients with COPD and hypercapnia, the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation compared with no device was significantly associated with improved clinical outcomes but no significant ...