Noninvasive ventilatory support for heart failure

Noninvasive ventilatory support for heart failure

Following are the modalities of noninvasive ventilatory support which may be useful in patients with acute decompensated heart failure:
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
Use of these modalities may significantly reduce in-hospital mortality and intubation rates, compared to standard medical therapy. Non invasive ventilation is very useful in acute pulmonary edema to tide over the crisis along with medications.