What's new on NIV in the PICU: does everyone in respiratory failure require endotracheal intubation?

Intensive Care Med. 2014 Jun;40(6):880-4. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3274-z. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Authors

Andrew C Argent¹, Paolo Biban

Affiliation

¹ School of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Child Health, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa, andrew.argent@uct.ac.za.

PMID: 24711087
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3274-z

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
Intubation, Intratracheal / statistics & numerical data*
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Patient Selection
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*