Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema Uso da ventilação não invasiva no tratamento de pacientes com edema agudo de pulmão cardiogênico

Current literature was searched by using the MEDLINE database to find consistent evidence regarding the use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. 18 studies demonstrating that noninvasive ventilation applied by continuous positive airway pressure (...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Park, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2006-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322006000300010