“I had the feeling that I was trapped”: a bedside qualitative study of cognitive and affective attitudes toward noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure
Abstract Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the application of mechanical ventilation through a mask. It is used to treat certain forms of acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICU). NIV has clinical benefits but can be anxiogenic for the patients. This study aimed at describin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-019-0608-6 |