aCenter for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA bPublic Health Informatics, ...

WASHINGTON – CMS has released a final national coverage determination (NCD) for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the home for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure ...

Immediate oxygen therapy via face mask (10 L/min) was administered, and a bedside arterial blood gas test revealed severe acidosis and hypoxemia (pH 7.27, PaO2 45 mmHg, Lac 4.12 mg/dL). The patient’s ...

Introduction Patients with obesity are considered to be at high risk of acute respiratory failure (ARF) after extubation in intensive care unit (ICU). Compared with oxygen therapy, non-invasive ...

aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy bClinic of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy ...