Using non-invasive ventilation on acute wards: how to provide an effective service.
Non-invasive ventilation is increasingly used on acute wards to treat patients with acute type 2 hypercapnic respiratory failure. This article highlights the main factors that should be considered in providing an acute NIV service outside of a critical care setting.
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Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli.
D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D018579:Patient Selection; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*