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Abstract
Three cases of severe community acquired pneumonia requiring ventilatory support are presented. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied via a tightly fitting face mask was used and was successful in two cases; the third required intermittent positive pressure ventilation. More extensive use of CPAP in these circumstances should be considered.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8303640 PMCID: PMC464998 DOI: 10.1136/thx.48.12.1280
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139