A multicenter RCT of noninvasive ventilation in pneumonia-induced early mild acute respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract Rationale Our pilot study suggested that noninvasive ventilation (NIV) reduced the need for intubation compared with conventional administration of oxygen on patients with “early” stage of mild acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS, PaO2/FIO2 between 200 and 300). Objectives To evaluate...

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Main Authors: Hangyong He, Bing Sun, Lirong Liang, Yanming Li, He Wang, Luqing Wei, Guofeng Li, Shuliang Guo, Jun Duan, Yuping Li, Ying Zhou, Yusheng Chen, Hongru Li, Jingping Yang, Xiyuan Xu, Liqiang Song, Jie Chen, Yong Bao, Feng Chen, Ping Wang, Lixi Ji, Yongxiang Zhang, Yanyan Ding, Liangan Chen, Ying Wang, Lan Yang, Tian Yang, Heng Weng, Hongyan Li, Daoxin Wang, Jin Tong, Yongchang Sun, Ran Li, Faguang Jin, Chunmei Li, Bei He, Lina Sun, Changzheng Wang, Mingdong Hu, Xiaohong Yang, Qin Luo, Jin Zhang, Hai Tan, Chen Wang, for the ENIVA Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2575-6