Monograph

The ERS Monograph is the quarterly book series from the ERS.

Each Monograph covers a specific area of respiratory medicine, providing in-depth reviews that give clinicians at all levels a concise, comprehensive guide to symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Noninvasive Ventilation

European Respiratory Society Monograph, Vol. 41. 2008

ISBN: 978-1-904097-79-2

DOI: 10.1183/1025448x.ERM4108

The view on treatment of patients with severe respiratory disorders in general, and of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in particular, has changed during the past decades. The former, often nihilistic, approach has changed into an attitude towards more active engagement in, and treatment of, severely ill patients. In this context, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been brought into focus as a valuable alternative treatment, both in acute respiratory failure and chronic respiratory diseases.

The growing interest in NIV has been reflected in the European Respiratory Monograph (ERM) through the years and the present issue on NIV is a comprehensive review of the field. It updates areas that were covered in the previous 2001 ERM edition and adds a number of new aspects on how NIV may be an option in the treatment of patients with primary respiratory and nonrespiratory disorders.

Preface K. Larsson Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: viii
Introduction J-F. Muir, N. Ambrosino, A.K. Simonds Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: ix
Physiological rationale of noninvasive mechanical ventilation use in acute respiratory failure G. Prinianakis, M. Klimathianaki, D. Georgopoulos Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 3–23
NIV: indication in case of acute respiratory failure in obstructive pulmonary diseases N. Ambrosino, A. Corrado Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 24–36
Management of acute respiratory failure in restrictive disorders (obesity excluded) J.C. Winck, M. Gonçalves Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 37–46
NIV for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in obese patients A. Cuvelier, N. Amiot, B. Lamia, L.C. Molano, J-F. Muir Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 47–59
NIV: indication in case of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (pulmonary oedema and immunosuppressed patients excluded) M. Ferrer, A. Torres Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 60–71
NIV for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema A. Gray, D. Schlosshan, M.W. Elliott Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 72–93
NIV: indication in case of acute respiratory failure and immunosuppression G. Hilbert Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 94–109
NIV: indication in case of acute respiratory failure in children O. Nørregaard Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 110–132
NIV: use during the pre-hospital management of patients with acute respiratory failure F. Thys, S. Spencer, F. Verschuren, N. Delvau, J. Roeseler, F. Templier Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 133–142
NIV for weaning from mechanical ventilation and post-extubation ARF C. Girault Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 143–153
NIV for acute respiratory failure: modes of ventilation and ventilators F. Vargas, A. Thille, A. Lyazidi, L. Brochard Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 154–172
NIV in the acute setting: technical aspects, initiation, monitoring and choice of interface S.M. Maggiore, G. Mercurio, C. Volpe Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 173–188
Where to perform NIV S.D.W. Miller, M. Latham, M.W. Elliott Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 189–199
NIV and obstructive lung diseases J-F. Muir, C. Molano, A. Cuvelier Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 203–223
NIV and neuromuscular disease A.K. Simonds Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 224–239
NIV and chronic respiratory failure secondary to restrictive thoracic disorders (obesity excluded) W. Windisch, M. Dreher Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 240–250
NIV and chronic respiratory failure secondary to obesity J-P. Janssens, J-L. Pépin, Y.F. Guo Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 251–264
NIV and pulmonary rehabilitation N. Ambrosino, N. Carpenè, M. Gherardi Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 265–271
NIV and chronic respiratory failure in children B. Fauroux, G. Aubertin, F. Lofaso Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 272–286
NIV and palliative care R. Scala, S. Nava Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 287–306
Domiciliary ventilators: from bench to bedside L. Vignaux, J-P. Janssens, P. Jolliet Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 307–318
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in chronic respiratory failure: ventilators and interfaces J.H. Storre, B. Schönhofer Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 319–337
Interfaces and humidification in the home setting P. Navalesi, P. Frigerio, C. Gregoretti Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 338–349
Sleep and NIV: monitoring of the patient under home ventilation J-L. Pépin, J.C. Borel, J-P. Janssens, R. Tamisier, P. Lévy Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 350–366
NIV: discharging the ventilator-dependent patient J. Escarrabill Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 367–376
Cost-effectiveness of NIV applied to chronic respiratory failure E.M. Clini, E. Crisafulli, M. Moretti, L.M. Fabbri Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 377–391
Home NIV: results and lessons from a European survey J. Goldring, J. Wedzicha Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 392–399
Future trends in noninvasive mechanical ventilation in adults D. Robert, L. Argaud Eur Respir Mon; 2008: 41: 400–414