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D NIV (Noninvasive ventilation)
Noninvasive ventilation offers these long-term benefits:
• Improves sleep duration and quality
• Maximizes quality of life
• Enhances functional status
• Prolongs survival
D.3 Required conditions for use
CAUTION
• To prevent possible patient injury, DO NOT use
noninvasive ventilation on patients with no or
irregular spontaneous breaths. Noninvasive
ventilation was intended to provide supple-
mental ventilatory support to patients with
regular spontaneous breaths.
• To prevent possible patient injury, DO NOT
attempt to use noninvasive ventilation on
intubated patients.
• When using a mask for noninvasive ventilation,
pay special attention to how the mask is
attached to prevent patient skin irritation.
Ensure these requirements are met to use noninvasive
ventilation:
• The clinician’s instructions must be strictly followed.
• The patient must not be intubated.
• The patient must be able to trigger the ventilator and must
have regular spontaneous breaths.
• The patient must be conscious.
• The patient must be able to maintain an adequate airway.
• The patient must be monitored by external monitors.
• Intubation must be possible at any time.
• The mask should fit face structures well.
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