Salvadè, I; Domenighetti, G; Jolliet, P; Maggiorini, M; Rothen, Hu (2012). Perception of non-invasive ventilation in adult Swiss intensive care units. Swiss medical weekly, 142, w13551. Muttenz: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag 10.4414/smw.2012.13551
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)The real utilisation scenario of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in Swiss ICUs has never been reported. Using a survey methodology, we developed a questionnaire sent to the directors of the 79 adult ICUs to identify the perceived pattern of NIV utilisation. We obtained a response rate of 62%. The overall utilisation rate for NIV was 26% of all mechanical ventilations, but we found significant differences in the utilisation rates among different linguistic areas, ranging from 20% in the German part to 48% in the French part (p <0.01). NIV was mainly indicated for the acute exacerbations of COPD (AeCOPD), acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) and acute respiratory failure (ARF) in selected do-not-intubate patients. In ACPE, CPAP was much less used than bi-level ventilation and was still applied in AeCOPD. The first line interface was a facial mask (81%) and the preferred type of ventilator was an ICU machine with an NIV module (69%). The perceived use of NIV is generally high in Switzerland, but regional variations are remarkable. The indications of NIV use are in accordance with international guidelines. A high percentage of units consider selected do-not-intubate conditions as an important additional indication.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care |
UniBE Contributor: |
Rothen, Hans Ulrich |
ISSN: |
1424-7860 |
Publisher: |
EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:21 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4414/smw.2012.13551 |
PubMed ID: |
22481224 |
Web of Science ID: |
000303720600001 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/6937 (FactScience: 212021) |
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