Medicina intensiva
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Multicenter Study
[Use of non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure. Multicenter study in intensive care units].
Study the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICUs) in Spain. ⋯ In Spain, NIV is widely used but it may continue to be underused in COPD and APE. The diagnosis of pneumonia or ARDS was an independent predictive risk factor. Admission in an ICU with NIV in more than 50 patients/year also have higher PaO2/FiO2 ratio after one hour of ventilation were predictive factors of success.