title: Use of continuous positive airway pressure in the management of community acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Three cases of severe community acquired pneumonia requiring ventilatory support are presented. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied via a tightly fitting face mask was used and was successful in two cases; the third required intermittent positive pressure ventilation. More extensive use of CPAP in these circumstances should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, Hampshire.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008397:Masks; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*