2012, Number 10
Use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of Contramaestre municipality
De Dios PC, Rosales RD, Alfonso LME, Rodríguez SVZ
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ABSTRACT
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.