RT Book, Section
A1 Wright, Brian J.
A1 Slesinger, Todd L.
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Marshall, John P.
A2 Osborn, Tiffany M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135699929
T1 Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838764
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135699929
RD 2024/04/19
AB Acute  respiratory  distress  is  a  frequent  problem  encountered  by  emergency  physicians  and  intensivists.  Often,  the  clinician  must  act  to  ensure  adequate  oxygenation  and  ventilation  before  a  definitive  diagnosis  is  achieved.  The  treatment  of  acute  respiratory  distress  requires  an  aggressive  approach  that  entails  use  of  medications,  oxygen,  and  often  positive  pressure  ventilation.  Historically,  patients  that  required  positive  pressure  ventilation  underwent  endotracheal  intubation  (ETI)  and  were  placed  on  a  mechanical  ventilator.  However,  over  the  past  two  decades,  there  has  been  an  increased  use  of  noninvasive  positive  pressure  ventilation  (NIPPV).1,2  As  opposed  to  ETI,  NIPPV  uses  an  external  mask  interface  to  deliver  positive  pressure  to  the  patient.