What are the most reliable predictive factors of non-invasive ventilation failure in paediatric intensive care units?

• Main Authors: Martí Pons-Òdena (Author), Alberto Medina (Author), Vicente Modesto (Author), María Anunciación Martín-Mateos (Author), Wooi Tan (Author), Laura Escuredo (Author), Francisco José Cambra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Despite there being limited evidence, non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has become a common treatment for acute respiratory failure (ARF). The aim of this study was to identify the predictive factors of NIV failure, in order to enable early detection of patients failing the treatment. Pat...