20
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2013
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2016
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
All patients were ventilated using NIPPV (Engstrom Carestation), which was delivered to the patient through full-face mask and was started with pressure support of 8-12 cmH2O and PEEP of 3-5 cmH2O and gradually increased in 2 cmH2O steps. When patients tolerate FiO2 ≤ 0.5 with pressure support ≤ 8 cmH2O and PEEP ≤ 5 cmH2O for \> 6 consecutive hours, withdrawal from NIPPV was attempted daily in 30 minutes spontaneous breathing trials.
Assiut university faculty of medicine, Asyut
Assiut University
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