Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure.

Adnan Majid1, Nicholas S Hill

  • 1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

Current Opinion in Critical Care
|January 22, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is effective for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Caregiver experience and technology improve outcomes, but guidelines are still evolving.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Metabolomic Network Analysis Reveals Reorganization of Lipid and Steroid Programs Linked to Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Vascular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026
Same author

WABIP/AABIP statement on therapeutic indications of medical thoracoscopy for benign pleural disease.

European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society·2026
Same author

Resolving Diagnostic Discordance in Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Through Staged Physiologic Testing: Insights From PVDOMICS.

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences·2026
Same author

Phenotypic Characterization of Unclassified Pulmonary Hypertension.

Circulation. Heart failure·2026
Same author

Metabolomic shifts in beef steers rotationally grazing toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue under fall conditions.

Frontiers in veterinary science·2026
Same author

Complication of silicone stent in the management of airway stenosis: a single-center experience.

Journal of thoracic disease·2026

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Respiratory Therapy

Background:

  • Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) offers respiratory support without endotracheal intubation.
  • Its application in acute settings is continually evolving with new research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review recent literature on NIV applications in acute care settings.
  • To assess the current evidence for NIV in specific patient populations.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on noninvasive ventilation.
  • Analysis of evidence for efficacy and safety in various acute conditions.

Main Results:

  • NIV is supported for cardiogenic pulmonary edema and COPD exacerbations.

Related Experiment Videos

  • NIV may not offer significant advantages over CPAP for cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
  • NIV does not increase SARS transmission risk with proper isolation.
  • NIV aids COPD weaning but shouldn't delay intubation for extubation failure.

    • Conclusions:

    • Recent literature refines NIV indications for COPD and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
    • Guidelines are developing, and outcomes improve with caregiver experience and technology.