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Non-Invasive Ventilation: Complications

Learn how to identify and manage the complications of non-invasive ventilation.

Released:

September 1, 2012

Audience:

Physicians, Respiratory Therapists, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives

  • Recall common complications associated with non‑invasive ventilation in critically ill pediatric patients

  • Explain how NIV interfaces and pressures can contribute to airway obstruction, aspiration risk, and ventilation failure

  • Apply interface selection, positioning, and adjunctive strategies to mitigate airway‑related complications of NIV

  • Analyze signs of NIV failure that should prompt escalation to invasive airway support.

  • Evaluate patient‑specific risks (weakness, mental status, anatomy, chronic use) when choosing NIV versus intubation

Author(s)

Robert Graham, MD

Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology

Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Graham R, Wolbrink TA. Non-Invasive Ventilation: Complications. 9/2012. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2991/non-invasive-ventilation-complications.

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