RT Book, Section
A1 Voronov, Gennadiy G.
A1 Elattary, Tamer
A1 Nasr, Ned F.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159793878
T1 Noninvasive Airway Management
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159793878
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  term  noninvasive  ventilation  (NIV)  refers  to  delivering  positive-pressure  ventilation  through  an  interface  (i.e.,  face  mask,  nasal  mask,  or  nasal  plugs)  rather  than  intubating  the  trachea.1,2  It  may  be  used  to  prevent  acute  respiratory  failure  (ARF)  as  a  prophylactic  treatment,  to  treat  ARF,  or  as  a  curative  treatment  to  avoid  reintubation.3,4  There  are  different  types  or  modes  of  NIV.  The  most  frequently  used  are  continuous  positive  airway  pressure  (CPAP)  and  bilevel  positive  airway  pressure  (BIPAP).  CPAP  is  a  method  to  deliver  constant  positive  airway  pressure  during  the  inspiratory  and  expiratory  phase  of  breathing.5  BIPAP  refers  to  the  association  of  two  positive  airway  pressures  (i.e.,  pressure  support  ventilation  [PSV]  during  inspiration  and  lesser  pressure  value  during  expiration).5  The  pressure  applied  during  expiration  is  commonly  incorrectly  referred  to  as  positive  end  expiratory  pressure  (PEEP).  The  correct  term  is  expiratory  positive  airway  pressure  (EPAP),  or  the  pressure  delivered  throughout  the  expiratory  phase.