TY - JOUR T1 - Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: the next step is to know when to stop JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01185-2018 VL - 52 IS - 2 SP - 1801185 AU - Óscar Peñuelas AU - Andrés Esteban Y1 - 2018/08/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/2/1801185.abstract N2 - Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used in the acute care setting for critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), and has gained much academic, research and clinical interest based on the marked decrease in clinical outcomes (intubation and mortality) compared with usual care in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting.A definitive decision to interrupt an attempt at noninvasive ventilation in critical patients presents a clinical challenge that modifies the outcome http://ow.ly/Xrxo30l2D8E ER -