title: Noninvasive ventilatory support--saving a life without intubation.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Birnbaumer
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000628:therapy