Ventilación mecánica no invasiva en la Comunidad Valenciana: de la teoría a la práctica

We observed differences in the type of requirement used, and considerable deficiencies in the availability of human and material resources and support systems. Although NIV is mostly used in hospitals to treat patients with acute respiratory failure, home NIV is also very common and is characterized by greater variability in terms of the number and type of patients. We also observed deficiencies in terms of written protocols for patients with acute and chronic disease.