title: Oxygen saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio is a simple predictor of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Care Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spada
authors.affiliation: Translational Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Rikesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Care Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nuccio
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Weinhouse
authors.affiliation: Translational Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: plee4@partners.org.
authors.forename: Po-Shun
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen