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Abstract
A survey was undertaken of the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in Spain. 45.7% of emergency departments use NIV. The average time it has been in use is 4 years. Public hospitals use NIV more frequently (89.5%) as well as teaching hospitals (78.1%). Emergency physicians are the professionals who most frequently use NIV (68.8%). High flux continuous positive airway pressure (58.4%) and facial masks (63.5%) are most commonly used. Only 18.9% of hospitals have quality registration in NIV and 35.6% have protocols for using NIV. The method is underused by technicians working in hospital emergency services and there is a lack of uniform protocols with other departments involved.
- Noninvasive ventilation
- respiratory care
- emergency department
- nursing
- respiratory
- Trauma
- chest
- ventilation
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Competing interests None.
Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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