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Emerg Med J 2005;22:745-746 doi:10.1136/emj.2003.013995
  • Case report

Does noninvasive ventilation work in ARDS? A case report and review of the current literature

  1. P Malhotra,
  2. S K Jindal
  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr S K Jindal
 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; skjindal{at}indiachest.org
  • Received 22 December 2003
  • Accepted 1 April 2004
  • Revised 20 February 2004

Abstract

The role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is controversial, in contrast to its well established benefits in other types of respiratory failure, especially acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. We report a case of ARDS caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a 70 year old man, treated with NIPPV in addition to standard medical therapy and analyse current evidence regarding the role of NIPPV in patients with ARDS.

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