Open AccessLow-intensity noninvasive ventilation: Lower pressure, more exacerbations of chronic respiratory failure
Author(s) -
Toru Kadowaki,
Kiryo Wakabayashi,
Masahiro Kimura,
Kanako Kobayashi,
Toshikazu Ikeda,
Shuichi Yano
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.180029
Subject(s) - medicine , positive pressure ventilation , anesthesia , respiratory system , respiratory failure , physical therapy
For patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) who are treated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV), a little is known regarding the effects of low-intensity NPPV (LI-NPPV) on the clinical course of CRF and the frequency of adjustments in these patients.