Abstract

DE DIOS PERERA, Carlos; ROSALES ROSALES, Damnie; ALFONSO LOPEZ, Maria Eugenia  and  RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ, Vivian Zuzel. Use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of Contramaestre municipality. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.10, pp. 1524-1532. ISSN 1029-3019.

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 52 patients with acute respiratory failure admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of "Orlando Pantoja Tamayo" General Teaching Hospital of Contramaestre municipality in Santiago de Cuba, from January 2010 to December 2011, who required noninvasive mechanical ventilation (with the delay or avoidance of invasive mechanical ventilation) in order to demonstrate the efficacy of this therapeutic modality. In the series a prevalence of people affected over 70 years and the female sex was observed, as well as a high frequency of chronic obstructive lung disease, heart failure and respiratory infections. The application of this technique decreased hospital stay in this service and increased the quality of patients' life.

Keywords : noninvasive mechanical ventilation; acute respiratory failure; chronic obstructive lung disease; Intensive Care Unit.

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