Delaware medical journal
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Delaware medical journal · May 1999
Success in using non-invasive mechanical ventilation is predicted by patient pathophysiology. A retrospective review of 199 patients.
To determine the effect of patient pathophysiology on the success or failure of noninvasive mechanical ventilation as determined by the need for subsequent endotracheal intubation. ⋯ Patient pathophysiology based upon their expected clinical course can be used to predict the success of non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV). Patients with NRRD, such as pneumonia, myocardial infarct and sepsis, are much more likely to fail non-invasive mechanical ventilation and require subsequent endotracheal intubation.