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The answer to this question is not easy. Someone interested in being politically correct (and we are not) would say “anywhere that there is someone who knows how to do it.” We must rectify this misconception immediately. The ideal place to apply NIV depends almost entirely on the timing of its use.
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Nava, S., Fanfulla, F. (2014). Where to Ventilate a Patient with NIV. In: Non Invasive Artificial Ventilation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5526-1_17
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