title: Non-invasive ventilation in the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders: A review and update.
abstract: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) was originally used in patients with acute respiratory compromises or exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases as an alternative to intubation. Over the last thirty years NIV has been used during the night in patients with stable chronic lung diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea, the overlap syndrome (COPD and obstructive sleep apnea), neuromuscular disorders, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome and in other conditions such as sleep disorders associated with congestive heart failure. In this review we discuss the different types of NIV, the specific conditions in which they can be used as well as the indications, recommendations, and evidence supporting the efficacy of NIV.
authors: Respiratory Diseases Unit, Hospital of Sestri Levante, Italy. Electronic address: antonello.nicolini@fastwebnet.it.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nicolini
authors: Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Banfi
authors: Rehabilitation Department ASL 4 Chiavarese, Italy.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Grecchi
authors: Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lax
authors: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Walterspacher
authors: Forensic Medicine Unit, ASL 4 Chiavarese, Italy.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Barlascini
authors: Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Claude Bernard University Lyon, France.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Robert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Bi-level positive airway pressure; Continuous positive airway pressure; Distúrbios respiratórios do sono; Non-invasive ventilation; Pressão positiva contínua das vias aéreas; Pressão positiva em dois níveis nas vias aéreas; Sleep-related respiratory disorders; Ventilação não invasiva