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Helmet Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2021

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, helmet non-invasive ventilation was proposed to provide respiratory support for patients with the promise of reducing the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. Other potential advantages of the helmet interface include better patient tolerability and decreased risk of aerosolization. However, limited data are currently available to guide its clinical use. The objective of this article is to review the current evidence on helmet non-invasive ventilation, including the pathophysiological rationale, and clinical data from acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in general, and from COVID-19 in particular.

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  2. Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    S. Aldekhyl, H. Tlayjeh & Y. Arabi

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Aldekhyl, S., Tlayjeh, H., Arabi, Y. (2021). Helmet Non-invasive Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2021. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73231-8_14

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