Journal article
Use of non-invasive ventilation to wean critically ill adults off invasive ventilation: meta-analysis and systematic review
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To summarise the evidence for early extubation with immediate application of non-invasive ventilation compared with continued invasive weaning on important outcomes in intubated adults with respiratory failure.
DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials.
Authors
Burns KEA; Adhikari NKJ; Keenan SP; Meade M
Journal
The BMJ, Vol. 338, No. may21 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
May 21, 2009
DOI
10.1136/bmj.b1574
ISSN
0959-8138