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A Novel Rescue Technique for Difficult Intubation and Difficult Ventilation
Published on: January 17, 2011
Pressure support ventilation with a simplified ventilatory support system administered with a nasal mask in patients
B E Pennock1, P D Kaplan, B W Carlin
1Department of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh 15212.
Abstract:
Thirty-one consecutive patients with respiratory failure in whom treatment with intubation and mechanical ventilation was being strongly considered received alternative ventilatory support by means of a BiPAP ventilatory support system and nasal mask. Laboratory measurements and physical findings were documented before and 1 h after initiation of support. This support improved patient comfort, slowed respiratory rate, and improved oxygenation. Support lasted from 2 h to six days. Seventy-six percent (22/29) of patients recovered from this episode of respiratory failure, avoiding alternative mechanical ventilatory support. There were no complications associated with aspiration, gastric distention, or acute separation from support.
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