title: Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure in children - a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the role of noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of children with acute respiratory failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review of literature on noninvasive ventilation in MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases, besides references in articles. The outcomes evaluated were responses in blood oxygenation and ventilation, and patient survival.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 120 studies on noninvasive ventilation were found as of May, 2010. Of these, only 19 were about noninvasive ventilation in children. On the other hand, there are prospective and cohort clinical trials leading to a level II quality of evidence concerning the use of noninvasive ventilation in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is scientific evidence for proposing the use of noninvasive ventilation, with a B-II degree of recommendation.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Aliança de Salvador, Bahia, BA, BR.
authors.forename: Carolina Silva
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gonzaga
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Intensive Care Unit, Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Pauloo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Dafne Cardoso Bourguignon da
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Instituto de Oncologia Pediátrica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Carolina Figueira Rabello
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.affiliation: Universidade da Região de Joinville - UNIVILLE, Joinville, SC, BR.
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto Cardim de
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Salvador, BA, BR.
authors.forename: Lara de Araújo
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Torreão
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Eduardo Juan
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Troster