Ep.20 - COVID-19 - Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

In our COVID-19 Critical Care series we are hitting you with the fundamentals of critical care that you may need when caring for COVID-19 patients.
In this episode we cover non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure ventilation.
References

• Keenan, S. et.al. (2011). Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting. Canadian Medical Association Journal. PMID: 21324867
• Nee, P. et.al. (2010). Critical care in the emergency department: acute respiratory failure. Emergency Medicine Journal. PMID: 21112972
• Caples SM, Gay PC. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the intensive care unit: a concise review. Crit Care Med. 2005;33(11):2651–2658.