NPPV vs oxygen therapy
Duration of ICU stay · adults (aged > 17 years) with acute respiratory failure after upper abdominal surgery
It is very uncertain whether noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) changes ICU length of stay compared with oxygen therapy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute respiratory failure following upper abdominal surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 269 participantsVery low