Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 111-117 , March 2008

Missed opportunities for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: A utilization review

  • David D. Sweet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data).
    • ,
  • Angela Naismith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data).
    • ,
  • Sean P. Keenan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data).
    • Program of Critical Care Medicine and Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data).
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  • Tasnim Sinuff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data).
    • ,
  • Peter M. Dodek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6. Tel.: +1 604 806 9023; fax: +1 604 806 8674.
    • Program of Critical Care Medicine and Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (conception and design, analysis and interpretation of data).

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☆ This study was supported by St. Paul's Hospital and The Keenan Foundation; Dr Sinuff is supported by a Clinician Scientist award from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.

PII: S0883-9441(07)00047-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.04.002

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 111-117 , March 2008

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