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EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION, A NOVEL MODE OF VENTILATION, IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE
BiPAP mode was used among all patients. After the second hour of NPPV we observe reduction of respiratory rate (43.72 ± 13.46 b/min vs 34.25 ± 13.47, p < 0.01), heart rate (138.66 b/min vs 129.27 ± 24.21, p < 0.01) and improvement of the SPO 2 (86.17 ± 13.33 vs 94.85 ± 6.9, p < 0.01). We listed only 36 (33%) failures which had recourse to the intubation. Conclusion The NPPV is an interesting technique in PICU and the results are promising. The post-extubation ARF is probably a better indication for NPPV in paediatrics.