Noninvasive Ventilation With a Helmet Interface May Be More Effective Than a Traditional Facemask for Preventing Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Synopsis: A total of 83 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring at least 8 hours of noninvasive ventilation were randomized to continue noninvasive ventilation using a traditional facemask interface or changed to a helmet interface. Subjects in the helmet group had lower rates of intubation (18.2 vs. 61.5%; P
Source: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Trends Source Type: research