[The mouth-plate, an aid in respiratory treatment in intensive care units (author's transl)]

The mouth plate is a new auxiliary device used in respiratory therapy. It is applied to patients who cannot adapt to conventional mouth pieces owing to different anatomical-functional difficulties. Easy clinical application and the air tight effect of the mouth plate permitted efficient respiratory therapy with IPPB in 20 cases with the mentioned difficulties so that some would not need more invasive measures such as endotracheal intubation or even mechanical ventilation. Other possible application in the intensive care unit and also in emergency medicine are mentioned briefly.