Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal
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Noninvasive ventilation is currently an established therapeutic tool. The tendency to its generalization emanates from the avoidance of invasive endotracheal intubation but also from the reduction of the duration of stay in critical care unit, the reduction in the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia and the reduction of mortality. The success of noninvasive ventilation requires a coordinated staff work between the couple physiotherapist/nurse responsible of the application of noninvasive ventilation and the treating physician responsible of the adjustments and modifications of the respiratory parameters. The follow-up appreciates the effectiveness, detects the complications and checks that ventilation is applied correctly.
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Comparative Study
[Interest of the noninvasive techniques for the measurement of the blood pressure in critical care].
The goal of this study is to compare three techniques for the measurement of arterial blood pressure (invasive (I), oscillometric (O), and sphygmomanometric (S)) in critically ill patients to determine if the noninvasive techniques can replace the arterial catheterization, and to see whether the relation between these three methods varies over time. ⋯ Oscillometry can replace the direct intra-arterial standard technique for the monitoring of the blood pressure in the intensive care unit. In contrast, the sphygmomanometry in the ICU gives inaccurate results that could lead to inappropriate therapeutic attitudes.