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; 15(6): e01480, 2021 May 27.
Artículo
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34043600
RESUMEN
The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been associated with improved patient satisfaction and comfort compared to tracheostomy in patients who are ventilator dependent. We present a case of a young man who fell off a platform and sustained a traumatic third and fourth cervical vertebrae (C3/4) fracture dislocation with bilateral facet dislocation, in whom a trial of mouthpiece NIV was attempted. We discuss the issues surrounding this method of ventilation in ventilator-dependent patients.