Bilevel noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure: Survey of Ontario practice*

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine physicians' stated practices regarding the use of bilevel noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure and the predictors of practice variation. DESIGN: Cross-sectional postal survey.

Authors

Burns KEA; Sinuff T; Adhikari NKJ; Meade MO; Heels-Ansdell D; Martin CM; Cook DJ

Journal

Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 1477–1483

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

7 2005

DOI

10.1097/01.ccm.0000168042.59035.d8

ISSN

0090-3493

Associated Experts

Deborah Cook

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Diane Heels-Ansdell

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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Karen Burns

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences

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Maureen Meade

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health Services and Systems 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 42 Health Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences 4205 Nursing

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Acute Disease Cross-Sectional Studies Hospitals Humans Medicine Ontario Positive-Pressure Respiration Practice Guidelines as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians'Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Regression Analysis Respiratory Insufficiency Specialization

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