TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 6. Noninvasive Ventilation A1 - Slesinger, Todd L. A1 - Wright, Brian J. A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Flaxman, Alex A2 - Marshall, John P. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine 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 who required positive pressure ventilation underwent endotracheal intubation (ETI) and were placed on a mechanical ventilator. However, over the past decade there has been an increased use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV).1,2 As opposed to ETI, NIV uses an external mask interface to deliver positive pressure to the patient. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55810545 ER -