PG5 Noninvasive ventilation - pitfalls and challenges

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: J. Storre (München, Germany), F. Longhini (Borgomanero, Italy), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: to highlight the problems in acute and chronic noninvasive ventilation (NIV) that lead to poor compliance and ineffective treatment, and to offer strategies that can overcome these issues.

Problems and non-adherence to NIV in intensive care N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
The mask and beyond - other technical issues D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg Grafschaft, Germany)
Problems related to pressure levels and what to do P. Murphy (Oxted (Surrey), United Kingdom)
Poor compliance in chronic care - not only the mask issue M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)
Group assignment P. Murphy (Oxted (Surrey), United Kingdom), M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)