Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is widely used in the acute care setting for acute
respiratory failure (ARF) across a variety of aetiologies. This document provides European …

Background: In patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
mechanical ventilation is often needed. The rate of weaning failure is high in these patients, …

Background The need for reintubation after extubation and discontinuation of mechanical
ventilation is not uncommon and is associated with increased mortality. Noninvasive positive-…

Background Patients with COVID-19 can develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),
which is associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the …

The Task Force reviewed and discussed the available literature on the effectiveness of
physiotherapy for acute and chronic critically ill adult patients. Evidence from randomized …

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation has been increasingly used to avoid or serve as an
alternative to intubation. Compared with medical therapy, and in some instances with invasive …

Background Evidence is weak for the ability of long-term non-invasive positive pressure
ventilation (NPPV) to improve survival in patients with stable hypercapnic chronic obstructive …

Objective: Compared with standard medical therapy (SMT), noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
does not reduce the need for reintubation in unselected patients who develop respiratory …

This report summarizes current physiological and technical knowledge on esophageal
pressure (Pes) measurements in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. The respiratory …

Studies employing noninvasive pressure support ventilation in cardiogenic pulmonary edema
have been performed in the intensive care unit when overt respiratory failure is already …