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Thursday, 26 March 2015

Noninvasive ventilation and survival in acute care settings

Noninvasive ventilation and survival in acute care settings: A comprehensive systematic review and metanalysis of randomized controlled trials. Critical Care Medicine, April 2015, Vol. 43(4), p.880-88.

Cabrini, L., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2015/04000/Noninvasive_Ventilation_and_Survival_in_Acute_Care.20.aspx

Noninvasive ventilation is increasingly applied to prevent or treat acute respiratory failure, but its benefit on survival is still controversial for many indications. We performed a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials focused on the effect of noninvasive ventilation on mortality.

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