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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the efficacy of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in alleviating distress and avoiding intubation in patients with de novo acute respiratory failure complicating primary medical disorders. Eleven consecutive patients with severe respiratory distress were entered. In all patients a decision to intubate on an urgent basis had been made, but NIMV could be initiated within minutes. The patients suffered from acute pulmonary edema (five), sepsis/ARDS (two), status asthmaticus (two), and severe pneumonia (two). Dyspnea score (max=10) was (+/- SD) 8.4 +.- 1.6, scale for accessory muscle use (max=5) was 4.2 +/- 0.7, and respiratory rate was 37.6 +/- 3.8 min -1. Pa CO2, pH, and base excess (BE) were 48 +/- 18 mm Hg, 7.27 +/- 0.13, and -5.5 +/- 7.4, respectively, with five patients showing severe metabolic acidosis (BE < - 10). NIMV was applied using proportional assist ventilation. There were three early failures. These included the two patients with sepsis/ARDS who did not tolerate the mask. One patient failed because Pa CO2 and pH deteriorated despite subjective improvement. The remaining eight patients demonstrated progressive improvement, and none required intubation. The duration of NIMV was 3 h to 2 d. We conclude that when NIMV is made available on a "few minutes" basis, selected patients with severe de novo respiratory distress/failure caused by reversible medical disorders, who would otherwise have been intubated, can be given substantial relief and be spared intubation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
153
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1005-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Acid-Base Imbalance, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Acidosis, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Carbon Dioxide, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Decision Making, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Dyspnea, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Intubation, Intratracheal, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Masks, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Pneumonia, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Positive-Pressure Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Pulmonary Edema, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Respiratory Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Respiratory Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Status Asthmaticus, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8630538-Treatment Failure
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in acute respiratory distress without prior chronic respiratory failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't