title: Mask CPAP: state of the art.
abstract: Mask CPAP is a safe and effective method of alleviating hypoxemia and reducing the work of breathing in selected patients with mild-to-moderate respiratory failure (PaO2/FIO2 less than 300). When mask-CPAP therapy is applied continuously, it is also effective in the treatment of atelectasis. Other applications of mask CPAP, such as those involving the treatment of asthma, require further investigation.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008397:Masks / Q000592:standards*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States