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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation as early intervention in hematopoietic SCT: protective, therapeutic or futile? The lungs may have the correct answer

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 48, pages 463–464 (2013)Cite this article

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The main determinants of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) efficacy and benefit are represented by the type of indication of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) and by patient selection, especially in immunocompromised patients. NIV has been associated with lower rates of endotracheal intubation in patients with acute respiratory failure. NIV is similar to standard oxygen therapy, avoiding endotracheal intubation for recipients of solid organ transplantation and for hematology patients with AHRF.1, 2

Avoiding intubation is a major goal in the management of respiratory failure, particularly in immunosuppressed patients, and especially in recipients of BMT.3

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Esquinas, A., Pieter, D. Noninvasive mechanical ventilation as early intervention in hematopoietic SCT: protective, therapeutic or futile? The lungs may have the correct answer. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 463–464 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.160

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