BTS GUIDELINE Non-invasive ventilation in acute ...

192. BTS GUIDELINE . Thorax: first published as on 1 March 2002. Downloaded from on January 8, 2022 by guest. Protected by copyright. Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure British Thoracic Society standards of Care Committee .. Thorax 2002;57:192 211. INTRODUCTION A survey of acute admissions in Leeds has sug- Nomenclature gested that, if NIV was used in all patients with Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). provision of ventilatory support through the with a pH of < (H+ >45 nmol/l) after initial patient's upper airway using a mask or similar medical treatment, a typical district general device. This technique is distinguished from those hospital serving a population of 250 000 would which bypass the upper airway with a tracheal expect to treat around 70 patients per tube, laryngeal mask, or tracheostomy and are Non-invasive ventilation has been shown to be an therefore considered invasive.

BTS GUIDELINE Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure ... has become widely accepted as the standard method of non-invasive ventilation used in pa- ... • Facilitate collection of data on the use of NIV in acute respi-ratory failure and provide tools for audit

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