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Letter

Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure related to 2009 pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 virus infection

João C Winck1,2* and Anabela Marinho1

Author Affiliations

1 Pneumology Department, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, São João Hospital, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro; 4303-451 Porto, Portugal

2 Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, São João Hospital, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro; 4303-451 Porto, Portugal

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Critical Care 2010, 14:408 doi:10.1186/cc8896


See related research by Rello et al., http://ccforum.com/content/13/5/R148

Published: 19 March 2010

First paragraph (this article has no abstract)

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is considered first-line intervention for different causes of acute respiratory failure [1]. However, Rello and colleagues [2] show high rates of NIV failure in pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 virus infection (PH1N1).