Study Results from G.G. Riario-Sforza et al Provide New Insights into Medical Devices and Surgical Technology

2012 MAY 6 -- New investigation results, "Role of noninvasive ventilation in elderly patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure," are detailed in a study published in La Clinica Terapeutica. "The effectiveness of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in treating patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) is showed by its ability to diminish the recurrence to endotracheal intubation (ETI), the occurrence of ETI-associated lung infections as well as related mortality. A specific issue is the outcome of NIV in patients referring to Emergency Department for ARF who receive a do-not-intubate (DNI) order because of too critical conditions or advanced age," investigators in...

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