You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Letter to the Editor
The role of non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department
  1. John Wright
  1. Department of Accident and Emergency, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.5.413

    Statistics from Altmetric.com

      Request Permissions

      If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

      Editor,—Anthony Cross highlighted the effectiveness of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the emergency department in his review.1 As he concluded, studies certainly indicate that this treatment is beneficial in the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease—with regard to the need for intubation, length of hospital stay and mortality.

      The evidence for the use of NIV in the treatment of acute pulmonary oedema also …

      View Full Text