RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for stable outpatients: CPAP and beyond JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 705 OP 714 DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.10060 VO 77 IS 10 A1 Theerakittikul, Theerakorn A1 Ricaurte, Basma A1 Aboussouan, Loutfi S. YR 2010 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/10/705.abstract AB Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been used in outpatients with sleep apnea, sleep disorders associated with heart failure, restrictive pulmonary diseases (subsuming neuromuscular diseases and thoracic cage deformities), severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the obesity-hypoventilation syndrome. NIPPV in these settings has resulted in significant physiologic benefits, improved quality of life, and in some cases longer survival. We discuss the modes of NIPPV, current indications, and potential benefits.