[Mechanical ventilation in the emergency room].
The respiratory failure in polytrauma patients and respiratory failure of different origin (COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary edema). In the first case invasive ventilation seems to be preferable and so the tracheal intubation, in emergency, with its more important guidelines. In the second case there are important physiopathological elements to consider NIMV the best first approach for ventilatory support.
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Sezione di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Rianimatorie e dei Trapianti, Policlinico S. Orsola, Università degli Studi, Bologna. aneria@med.unibo.it
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D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000628:therapy*