Although increased use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) nationwide has helped decrease mortality rates among patients hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...

In both continuous distending pressure (CDP) and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), infants receive continuous distending pressure. CDP improves pulmonary function by increasing ...

:To compare clinical outcomes of premature infants on synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (SNIPPV) vs nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the neonatal ...

Most of the available reviews in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) do not mention separately the modes of NIPPV and the ventilators used. Therefore, what are the modes and what are the ...

Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients ...

September 14, 2006 — Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) may slow the rate of lung function decline and improve survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study ...

Credit: Getty Images A 65-year-old White man is brought in by EMS for worsening shortness of breath over the previous 2 days, cough producing purulent sputum, and fever of 103°F. A 65-year-old White ...