Open AccessNoninvasive ventilation utilization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Results of a national survey
Author(s) -
Mohammed AlAhmari,
Hajed M. Al-Otaibi,
Hatem Qutub,
Ibrahim Altedlawi Albalawi,
Abdullah S Alqahtani,
Bandar Almasoudi
Publication year - 2018
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/atm.atm_116_18
Subject(s) - medicine , protocol (science) , clinical practice , descriptive statistics , medical emergency , emergency medicine , family medicine , alternative medicine , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been extensively used globally and is often administered as the first-line treatment. Currently, data regarding the utilization of NIV in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is scarce. The present study aimed to assess and quantify the utilization of NIV in clinical practice across the KSA and investigate obstacles that may cause NIV underutilization.