Non-invasive Ventilation – Basic concepts

 

In this short video tutorial, I discuss the basics of non-invasive ventilation. We will be covering the following core concepts:

 

  1. Basic physiology – advantages and disadvantages of PEEP
  2. NIV Terminology – PEEP/CPAP/BiPAP
  3. Which mode to use
  4. How should I be titrating NIV, and what monitoring should I use?

 

Here is a link also to conceptualise PEEP:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w85eogm-EU&t=48s

Please leave a note in the comments if there are any questions!

 

Gavin Ng