Oxygen saturation/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio is a simple predictor of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation failure in critically ill patients.
Spada
Carol
C
Respiratory Care Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Gandhi
Rikesh
R
Translational Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Patel
Sanjay R
SR
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
Nuccio
Paul
P
Respiratory Care Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Weinhouse
Gerald L
GL
Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Lee
Po-Shun
PS
Translational Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: plee4@partners.org.
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