Out-of-Hospital CPAP in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema

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https://doi.org/10.1177/175114371301400220

Abstract

This small multicentre randomised study supports the early institution of CPAP in individuals with cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (CPE). Those in whom CPAP was started alongside medical treatment in a pre-hospital setting were less likely to deteriorate in the first 48 hours when compared with medical treatment alone.

Level of evidence: 2B (CEBM 2011)