NIV guidelines

In acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathlessness settles more rapidly with NIV than with conventional treatment. 2 In patients with severe respiratory distress who refused endotracheal intubation, anecdotally NIV was effective in reducing breathlessness. 3 It is...

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Published in:Thorax 2002-11, Vol.57 (11), p.1002-1002; author reply 1002
Main Authors: Shee, C D, Green, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BTS guideline
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Humans
intensive care
Letter to the Editor
non-invasive ventilation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy
Respiration, Artificial - methods
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
Respiratory therapy
Ventilation
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Summary:In acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathlessness settles more rapidly with NIV than with conventional treatment. 2 In patients with severe respiratory distress who refused endotracheal intubation, anecdotally NIV was effective in reducing breathlessness. 3 It is not surprising that the role of NIV in treating breathlessness is unclear, given the uncertainty over the efficacy of other interventions which have been available for many years such as oxygen, benzodiazepines, morphine, or breathing exercises.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thorax.57.11.1002