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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2020; 55: Suppl. 65, abstract number.

Noninvasive respiratory assistance for acute respiratory failure outside the intensive care unit: a bargain or a burden?

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Chairs: A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Aims: To describe the advantages and disadvantages of noninvasive respiratory assistance, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and/or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), to patients with acute respiratory failure outside the intensive care unit.

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How to stratify the risk of failure of noninvasive respiratory assistance B. Ergan (Izmir, Turkey)
Indications and pitfalls of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) outside the intensive care unit M. Elliott (Leeds (West Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Remote monitoring devices: one more point for noninvasive assistance in the wards M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)
Noninvasive respiratory assistance in respiratory high dependency units: a bargain for high risk patients? L. Pisani (Bologna (BO), Italy)