Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Aug 1995
Use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation via nasal mask in patients with respiratory distress after extubation.
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been successfully applied to provide ventilatory support in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency as well as in selected patients with acute respiratory failure of various etiologies. To investigate the effectiveness of NIPPV via nasal mask in patients who develop respiratory distress after extubation, we prospectively studied 19 such patients (14 elective extubations and 5 self-extubations) who required no immediate reintubation. ⋯ NIPPV via nasal mask may be considered as an alternative to endotracheal reintubation in selected extubated patients with respiratory distress who require no immediate reintubation.