NIV-Helmet in Severe Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure

• Main Authors: Joana Martins (Author), P. Nunes (Author), C. Silvestre (Author), C. Abadesso (Author), H. Loureiro (Author), H. Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a method to be applied in acute respiratory failure, given the possibility of avoiding tracheal intubation and conventional ventilation. A previous healthy 5-month-old boy developed low-grade intermittent fever, flu-like symptoms, and dry cough for 3 days. On admissi...