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