title: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure: underutilized or overrated?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0130, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jasmer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Luce
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Matthay
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*