Challenges in non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

Symposium
Chairs: Begüm Ergan (Izmir, Turkey), Raffaele Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
Aims: To describe the causes of NIV failure and how to manage them, detail novel strategies and technologies (ECCO2R, high flow O2) that can be used to deal with NIV failure and present an update on the management of long-term NIV in the paediatric patient.
Target audience: Pulmonologists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and nurses.

When I understand NIV is failing Arnaud W. Thille (Poitiers, France)
Prevention of intubation after NIV failure with extracorporeal CO2 removal Stefano Nava (Bologna, Italy)
Prevention of re-intubation Paolo Navalesi (Vercelli, Italy)
How children cope with prolonged home NIV Brigitte Fauroux (Paris, France)