El papel de la ventilación no invasiva como tratamiento ventilatorio inicial en pacientes con neumonía y sin enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

In non-COPD subjects with pneumonia, first-line NIV was not associated with better outcome compared with first-line invasive MV. NIV failure was associated with longer duration of MV and hospital stay, and with increased hospital mortality. The use of vasoactive drugs predicted NIV failure.