Noninvasive ventilation using bipap: Expanding indications to post cardiac surgery care

There is little argument regarding the ability of invasive positive pressure ventilation to easily achieve essentially normal arterial blood gasses in patients without significant acute or chronic lung disease. [...]high-flow oxygen through nasal cannula has been shown to be effective in postoperative cardiac surgical patients. Zarbock A, Mueller E, Netzer S, Gabriel A, Feindt P, Kindgen-Milles D. Prophylactic nasal continuous positive airway pressure following cardiac surgery protects from postoperative pulmonary complications: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial in 500 patients.