title: Non-invasive ventilation in critical care.
abstract: Non-invasive ventilation refers to a number of respiratory support strategies commonly used in critical care settings. This paper describes the principles of non-invasive ventilation, the practicalities of its use and the evidence for its use in a number of common acute conditions.
authors.affiliation: Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. anthony.cross@easternhealth.org.au
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology