Publications by authors named "Gaetano Montoneri"
Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used to support very old (aged ≥85 years) patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). This retrospective observational study evaluated the impact of NIV on the prognosis of very old patients who have been admitted to the intermediate care unit (IMC) of the Emergency Department of the University Hospital Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele of Catania for ARF.
Methods: All patients admitted to the IMC between January and December 2015 who received NIV as the treatment for respiratory failure were included in this study.