Influenza and other respiratory viruses
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Influenza Other Respi Viruses · Jul 2019
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyNoninvasive ventilation in critically ill patients with the Middle East respiratory syndrome.
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been used in patients with the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, but the effectiveness of this approach has not been studied. ⋯ In patients with MERS and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, NIV failure was very high. The use of NIV was not associated with improved outcomes.