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Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common occurrence in cancer patients and is associated with a high mortality rate. The role of NPPV in immunosuppressed, hematological malignancies and solid tumors is an area that interests researchers and clinicians alike. Several randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews have confirmed the benefits of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Benefits achieved from NPPV in patients with COPD are largely a result of the avoidance of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and its complications, including worsening of preexisting infections, morbidity and mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ventilator-associated lung injury, increased need for sedation resulting in prolonged ventilation, ventilator dependence, and upper airway complications related to endotracheal tube [1]. The use of NPPV in COPD with hypercapnic ARF is no longer debated and is now considered as first-line intervention before considering endotracheal intubation (ETI) and IMV.
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Pravinkumar, S.E., Esquinas, A.M. (2016). Respiratory Failure and Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Cancer Patients: Global Overview. In: Esquinas, A. (eds) Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21653-9_64
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