title: The evidence is in: noninvasive ventilation saves lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; and Department of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Dean R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*