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- Published on: 24 April 2013
- Published on: 27 November 2012
- Published on: 28 June 2012
- Published on: 24 April 2013Re:Out-of- hospital non-invasive mechanical ventilation: discovering a new setting.Show More
We thank Antonio Esquinas for his response to our article. Our rationale for NIV in the prehospital setting is based on the pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure. In acute hypoxic respiratory failure shunt is the primary underlying problem. While the application of Oxygen (+ specific medication, e.g. diuretics) may improve SpO2, the paO2/FiO2- Index will not improve, as there is no alveolar recruitment. NIV immedia...
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None declared. - Published on: 27 November 2012Out-of- hospital non-invasive mechanical ventilation: discovering a new setting.Show More
Title: Out-of- hospital non-invasive mechanical ventilation: discovering a new setting.
Antonio M. Esquinas MD, PhD, FCCP International Fellow AARC Intensive Care Unit Hospital Morales Meseguer Avenida Marques de los velez s/n Murcia, 3008 Spain Phone:+34609321966 FAX:+34968232484 E-mail: antmesquinas@gmail.com
Key words: non invasive mechanical ventilation; out-of-hospital.
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None declared. - Published on: 28 June 2012How can one claim 'superiority' in a pilot study
I enjoyed reading the paper by Markus S?ren Roessler and colleagues, but wondered how a claim for superiority could be made on the basis of a pilot study?
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