PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Loutfi S. Aboussouan
AU  - Basma Ricaurte
TI  - Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: Increasing use in acute care
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09145
DP  - 2010 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 307--316
VI  - 77
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/5/307.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/5/307.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2010 May 01; 77
AB  - In the past 2 decades, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been increasingly used in acute respiratory failure to avoid the risks associated with intubation. It is now considered standard first-line therapy in several situations. In this review, we summarize how NIPPV has evolved, the current level of evidence that supports its use in various clinical situations, its potential contraindications, and its limitations in acute respiratory failure.