Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Jan 2016
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialChanging use of noninvasive ventilation in critically ill patients: trends over 15 years in francophone countries.
Over the last two decades, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been proposed in various causes of acute respiratory failure (ARF) but some indications are debated. Current trends in NIV use are unknown. ⋯ Increases in NIV use and success rate, an overall decrease in mortality, and a decrease of the adverse impact NIV failure has in de novo ARF suggest better patient selection and greater proficiency of staff in administering NIV.