Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in post-extubation failure: Interfaces and equipment

Abstract

Invasive mechanical ventilation can reduce the mortality of patients with acute critical illnesses. However, the procedure itself puts patients at risk for a number of device-associated complications such as ventilator-associated lung injury, ventilator-associated infection [1], and weakening of the respiratory muscle pump. The need to reintubate a patient occurs in as few as 0.42 % of neurosurgical patients [2] and as many as 23 %, with the highest rates in medical intensive care units (ICUs).