Full face mask for noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure

Bruce Roy, Francis C Cordova, John M Travaline, Gilbert E D'Alonzo Jr, Gerard J Criner
Published in 2007 on J Am Osteopath Assoc
DOI: PMID: 17525241
Keywords: noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV), acute respiratory failure (ARF), mask leak, facial discomfort, claustrophobia, treatment failure, full face mask, hypercapnic respiratory failure, hypoxemic respiratory failure, bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP)