The IX t h Makassed Medical Congress - American University of Beirut
The IX t h Makassed Medical Congress - American University of Beirut
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T h e I X t h M a k a s e d M e d i c a l C o n g r e s s<br />
Table 2:<br />
Clinical conditions with acute respiratory failure where non-invasive ventilation is used.<br />
Condition Ref.<br />
n/% <strong>of</strong><br />
success Ref.<br />
ARF post extubation (18) 114/66 (19) P<br />
ARF: acute respiratory failure; Ref.: reference; P: prospective (other studies were retrospective)<br />
62<br />
n/% <strong>of</strong><br />
success Ref.<br />
20/50<br />
rescue<br />
21/82<br />
elective<br />
n/% <strong>of</strong><br />
success Ref.<br />
(20)<br />
P 7/100<br />
Community acquired<br />
pneumonia (18) 23/87 (21) 28/89 (4) P 2/50<br />
ARDS (18) 44805<br />
n/% <strong>of</strong><br />
success<br />
Immunocompromised (18) 30286 (22) 23/46 (23) 120/74 (24) 16/75<br />
Acute chest syndrome (18) 9/100<br />
Bilateral diaphragm<br />
paralysis (25) 2/100<br />
Viral bronchiolitispneumonia<br />
(4) P 19/68 (12) P 69/83<br />
Asthma (4) P 4/100 (11) P 20/80<br />
Upper aiway obstruction (26) 6/100<br />
Weaning from<br />
tracheotomy (27) 15/100<br />
(14)<br />
P 53/75<br />
(13)<br />
P 64/77<br />
Different conditions (21) 28/89 (28) P 34/91 (29) 63/90 (30) 6/100<br />
(31)<br />
P 42/57 (32) 45/73<br />
(33)<br />
P 40/72<br />
(34)<br />
P 278/79<br />
(16)<br />
P 116/84 (2) P 47/81
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