Figure 1.
Non-invasive ventilation delivered by means of a helmet. In the study of Patel et al., forty-four patients admitted to ICU with ARDS received non-invasive mechanical ventilation (Engström Carestation, GE Healthcare) via a helmet (Sea-Long) (7). With permission from Sea-Long, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. ICU, intensive care unit; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.