Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)
Noninvasive Ventilation Practice Patterns for Acute Respiratory Failure in Canadian Tertiary Care Centres: A Descriptive Analysis
- Geneviève C Digby,
- Sean P Keenan,
- Christopher M Parker,
- Tasnim Sinuff,
- Karen E Burns,
- Sangeeta Mehta,
- Juan J Ronco,
- Demetrios J Kutsogiannis,
- Louise Rose,
- Najib T Ayas,
- Luc R Berthiaume,
- Christine L D’Arsigny,
- Daniel E Stollery,
- John Muscedere
Affiliations
- Geneviève C Digby
- Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Sean P Keenan
- Department of Critical Care, Fraser Health and Division of Critical Care, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Christopher M Parker
- Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Tasnim Sinuff
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- Karen E Burns
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Canada
- Sangeeta Mehta
- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Juan J Ronco
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Demetrios J Kutsogiannis
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Louise Rose
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- Najib T Ayas
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Luc R Berthiaume
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Christine L D’Arsigny
- Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Daniel E Stollery
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- John Muscedere
- Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/971218
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 22,
no. 6
pp. 331 – 340
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The extent of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) use for patients with acute respiratory failure in Canadian hospitals, indications for use and associated outcomes are unknown.
