Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Prehospital and Emergency Settings.

acute respiratory failure due to ACPE and COPD were taken for review as they are commonly encountered in emergency settings and there is an increasing trend towards using non invasive ventilation as a first line treatment for acute exacerbations of COPD and ACPE in emergency settings, hence there is a need for assessing efficacy of non-invasive ventilation for decreasing mortality rate, intubation rate and length of hospital stay and use of an early intervention in prehospital settings for these diseases in particular in more upcoming studies.

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