Publications by authors named "Riaz Ahamed D"
Indian J Crit Care Med
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- - Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used to treat acute respiratory failure, but about half of patients may still need further intervention like intubation.
- - A study analyzed 104 patients, comparing successful NIV treatments with those that failed, focusing on factors such as initial respiratory rate and PaO/FiO ratio, which significantly differed between groups.
- - The findings suggest that identifying specific signals at the beginning of treatment can help predict NIV failure, potentially leading to quicker decisions for intubation when necessary.
