Use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in emergency departments of hospitals in Spain.
A survey was undertaken of the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in Spain. 45.7% of emergency departments use NIV. The average time it has been in use is 4 years. Public hospitals use NIV more frequently (89.5%) as well as teaching hospitals (78.1%). Emergency physicians are the professionals who most frequently use NIV (68.8%). High flux continuous positive airway pressure (58.4%) and facial masks (63.5%) are most commonly used. Only 18.9% of hospitals have quality registration in NIV and 35.6% have protocols for using NIV. The method is underused by technicians working in hospital emergency services and there is a lack of uniform protocols with other departments involved.
Andreu-Ballester
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Research Unit, Emergency Department, Arnau de Vilanova Hospital, Valencia, Spain. jcandreu@ono.com
Almela-Quilis
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Cano-Cano
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Sorando
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Dolz-Domingo
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Gonzalvo-Bellver
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Millan-Scheiding
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D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D013030:Spain; D014600:Utilization Review