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Published on: November 30, 2022
Extubating to Noninvasive Ventilation: Noninvasive Ventilation from Intensive Care Unit to Home
Ashima S Sahni1, Lien-Khuong Tran2, Lisa F Wolfe3
1Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 909 S Wolcott Ave, Room 3135 (MC 719), Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Abstract:
Weaning to noninvasive ventilation in intensive care unit and bridging the patients to home with respiratory support is evolving as the technology of noninvasive ventilation is improving. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, timing of initiation of noninvasive ventilation is the key, as persistently hypercapnic patients show benefits. High-intensity pressure support seems to do better in comparison to low-intensity pressure support. In patients with obesity and hypercapnia, obesity hypoventilation cannot be ruled out especially in an inpatient setting, and it is crucial that these patients are discharged with noninvasive ventilation.
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