without the need for an invasive airway. Interest has emerged in using NPPV to facilitate
earlier removal of an endotracheal tube and to decrease complications associated with
prolonged intubation. Objectives We evaluated studies in which invasively ventilated adults
with respiratory failure of any cause (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), non‐
COPD, postoperative, nonoperative) were weaned by means of early extubation followed by …