简介:Non-invasiveventilation(NIV)istheprovisionofventilatorysupportwithoutinstrumentationoftheairway.Itcanbeachievedusinganegative-pressuremachine(e.g.‘ironlung')or,morecommonly,withpositivepressureadministeredthroughawell-fittingmask.Thiscontributionconsiderspositivepressureventilationonly;negativepressureisnowseldomused.