EMCrit Podcast 19 – Non-Invasive Ventilation

Published: Feb. 5, 2010, 5:32 p.m.

Intubation is a sexy procedure, there is no doubt about it. NIV does not have the glamour; it's not nearly as cinematic. But for the patient, to spend 30 minutes on a NIV mask is preferable to a couple of days on the ventilator. In this episode, I discuss some of the basic ideas and methods of NIV.