Nosocomial infection rates reported in cohort and casecontrol studies on noninvasively ventilated (NIV) patients
| 1st author [ref no.] | Year of study | Nosocomial pneumonia | Nosocomial infections | ||
| NIV | CMV | NIV | CMV | ||
| Guérin 27 | 1997 | 8/98 (8) | 15/199 (8) | NA | NA |
| Carlucci 29 | 2001 | 11/108 (10) | 72/380 (19) | NA | NA |
| Nourdine 28 | 1999 | 4/154 (3) | 80/607 (13) | 27/154 (18) | 218/607 (36) |
| Girou 30 | 2000 | 4/50 (8) | 11/50 (22) | 9/50 (18) | 30/50 (60) |
Data are presented as n/total n (%)
CMV: conventional mechanical ventilation
NA: not available