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• Predicting efficiency of post-induction mask ventilation based on demographic and anatomical factors

  Authors:Mahmoud Saghaei, Hamid Shetabi, and Mohammad GolparvarFrom:Advanced Biomedical Research (Vol. 1, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-December 20122,907 words Report 1600LByline: Mahmoud. Saghaei, Hamid. Shetabi, Mohammad. Golparvar Background: Failure to ventilate patients by mask leads to serious complications especially if associated with difficult intubation. Previous studies have...

• Use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation during pregnancy: Case series

  Authors:Mariam Al-Ansari, Akmal Hameed, Suhaila Al-Jawder, and Hassan SaeedFrom:Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Vol. 2, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20071,731 words Article 1650LByline: Mariam. Al-Ansari, Akmal. Hameed, Suhaila. Al-jawder, Hassan. Saeed Mechanical ventilation is commonly required in critically ill pregnant patients, requiring ICU admission, with higher morbidity and...

• An evaluation of the role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the management of acute respiratory failure in a developing country

  Authors:Ige George, George John, Preeta John, John Peter, and Solomon ChristopherFrom:Indian Journal of Medical Sciences (Vol. 61, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20073,914 words Article 1620LByline: Ige. George, George. John, Preeta. John, John. Peter, Solomon. Christopher Objective: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been shown to decrease the need for invasive mechanical ventilation...

• Outcome of patients with stable COPD receiving controlled noninvasive positive pressure ventilation aimed at a maximal reduction of PaC[O.sub.2] *

  Authors:Wolfram Windisch, Sergej Kostic, Michael Dreher, Johann Christian Virchow, Jr, and Stephan SorichterFrom:Chest (Vol. 128, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20054,061 words Article Study objectives: The role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been well established in the treatment of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD. However, evidence for a sustained...

• Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use

  Authors:G Popescu, M Latham, V Allgar, and M W ElliottFrom:Thorax (Vol. 56, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20015,845 words Article Abstract Background--The sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is common and treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective. However, not all patients can cope with the demands of using mask...

• Randomised crossover study of the Flutter device and the active cycle of breathing technique in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. (Short Paper)

  Authors:C.S. Thompson, S. Harrison, J. Ashley, K. Day, and D.L. SmithFrom:Thorax (Vol. 57, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20022,155 words Article Background: Airway clearance techniques are an important part of the routine care of patients with bronchiectasis. The use of the Flutter, a hand held pipe-like device causing oscillating positive expiratory pressure...

• Changes in work of breathing during continuous positive airway pressure with increased airway resistance

  Authors:Yutaka Yamazaki, Michiaki Yamakage, Yoshihito Ujike, and Akiyoshi NamikiFrom:Chest (Vol. 105, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19942,004 words Article Study objectives: To describe the importance of measuring work of breathing (WOB) in patients with high airway resistance (Raw) during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support. Design: Fundamental study...

• Positive pressure mechanical ventilation augments left ventricular function in acute mitral regurgitation

  Authors:Shawn F. Wright and John E. HeffnerFrom:Chest (Vol. 102, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19921,618 words Article Although inconclusively established, positive pressure ventilation may augment cardiac function in congestive cardiomyopathies. We report a patient with acute mitral regurgitation who experienced enhanced myocardial...

• Nasal continuous positive airway pressure in decompensated hypercapnic respiratory failure as a complication of sleep apnea

  Authors:Urmila Shivaram, Mary E. Cash, and Alice BealFrom:Chest (Vol. 104, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 19933,744 words Article Cardiopulmonary failure resulting from progression of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is treated with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. This study was conducted to determine whether the use of nasal...

• Effects of short-term oxygenation changes on acute lung injury patients undergoing pressure support ventilation

  Authors:Antonio Pesenti, Nicola Rossi, Andrea Calori, Giuseppe Foti, and Gian Piera RossiFrom:Chest (Vol. 103, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19933,006 words Article We investigated the effects of short-term oxygenation changes upon the neuromuscular respiratory drive (airway occlusion pressure [P0.1]), minute ventilation (VE), and respiratory rate (RR) in 12 acute lung injury...

• Continuous positive airway pressure modulates effect of inhaled nitric oxide on the ventilation-perfusion distributions in canine lung injury

  Authors:Christian Putensen, Jukka Rasanen, Frank A. Lopez, and John B. DownsFrom:Chest (Vol. 106, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19944,210 words Article Objectives: The present study was designed to evaluate if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) augments the effect of nitric oxide (NO) inhalation on matching between ventilation and perfusion ([V.sub.A]/Q) during...

• Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a positive view in need of supportive evidence

  Authors:Joseph I. Rosenberg and Roger S. GoldsteinFrom:Chest (Vol. 111, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19971,835 words Editorial Although interest in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) remains high, its widespread clinical application has been hampered by a lack of well-designed studies comparing it with the conventional management...

• A crossover study comparing the efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure with anterior mandibular positioning devices on patients with obstructive sleep apnea

  Authors:Glenn T. Clark, Israel Blumenfeld, Naama Yoffe, Eli Peled, and Peretz LavieFrom:Chest (Vol. 109, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19965,127 words Article Objective: This study compared the efficacy of a removable anterior mandibular positioning (AMP) device to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using a fully balanced...

• Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation via face mask: first-line intervention in patients with acute hypercapnic and hypoxemic respiratory failure

  Authors:G. Umberto Meduri, Robert E. Turner, Nabil Abou-Shala, Richard Wunderink, and Elizabeth TolleyFrom:Chest (Vol. 109, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 199610,332 words Article Objectives: We have previously reported our experience with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) via face mask in a small group of selected patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). NPPV was frequently...

• CPAP machine performance and altitude

  Authors:Robert E. Fromm, Jr., Joseph Varon, Alex E. Lechin, and Max HirshkowitzFrom:Chest (Vol. 108, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19952,101 words Article Study rationale and objective. Sleep-disordered breathing is commonly treated with nasally applied continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Typically, pressures are titrated to pneumatically splint the airway to...

• Searching for the Lost Road of the Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  Authors:Oscar Penuelas, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, and Andres EstebanFrom:Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2017947 words Report 1740LThe role of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the management of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is controversial. Despite several studies have confirmed that although NPPV may avoid the...

• Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in subjects with stable COPD: a randomized trial

  Authors:Surya P. Bhatt, Michael W. Peterson, Jeffrey s. Wilson, and Lakshmi DurairajFrom:International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20133,835 words Report 1590LBackground: The use of domiciliary noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure has yielded variable effects on...

• Short- and intermediate-term outcomes of preterm infants receiving positive pressure ventilation in the delivery room

  Authors:Megan O'Reilly, Po-Yin Cheung, Khalid Aziz, and Georg M. SchmolzerFrom:Critical Care Research and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20135,882 words Article 1450LAlthough recent advances in neonatal care have improved survival rates, rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia remain unchanged. Although neonatologists are increasingly applying gentle ventilation strategies in the...

• Short term effect of continuous positive airway pressure on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure

  Authors:S Heindl, C Dodt, M Krahwinkel, G Hasenfuss, and S AndreasFrom:Heart (Vol. 85, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20014,883 words Article Abstract Objective--To test the hypothesis that the short term application of continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) increases muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with congestive heart failure....

• Nasal Prongs Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool

  Author:HANY Z. ALYFrom:Pediatrics (Vol. 108, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20011,539 words Article ABBREVIATIONS. CLD, chronic lung disease; VLBWI, very low birth weight infant; NP-CPAP, nasal prongs continuous positive airway pressure; ELBWI, extremely low birth weight infant; CPAP, continuous positive airway...