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Refika Ersu, ERS 2019 – Non-invasive Ventilation in Children (Part 1)

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Published Online: Oct 17th 2019

Refika Ersu, from Istanbul, joins us at ERS 2019 in Madrid to discuss noninvasive ventilation in children: main indications and contraindications for it, and the challenges in this area.

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1. What are the main indications for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in children? (0:04)
2. In which children is NIV contraindicated and which are most likely to respond? (1:50)
3. What are the major challenges in NIV in children and how might they be overcome? (3:04)

Speaker disclosures: Refika Ersu has nothing to disclose in relation to this interview.

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Filmed at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain.

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