Efficacy and troubleshooting of noninvasive ventilation

Abstract

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) means application of ventilation through patient’s upper airway by an interface without an endotracheal tubeortracheostomy. The efficacy of NPPV depends on the selection of equipment and interface, good clinician experience,and meticulous monitoring during NPPV. Several interfaces are available with nasal and oronasal types are the most common. The most common troubleshooting of NPPV are leak, CO2 rebreathing, mask problems, and asynchrony.