Table 1.
Summary of the cases.
| Case | Age | Gravida/para | Initial indication of NPPV | Comorbidity | Timing of NPPV implementation (weeks of gestation) | Gestational age at delivery (weeks of gestation) | Duration of NPPV management before delivery (days) |
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| 1 | 21 | 1 / 0 | Pulmonary edema | Preeclampsia Twin pregnancy |
30 + 4 / 7 | 33 + 1/ 7 | 19 |
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| 2 | 36 | 2 / 0 | Pulmonary edema | Preeclampsia | 20 + 0 / 7 | 23 + 3 / 7 | 25 |
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| 3 | 42 | 1 / 0 | Pulmonary edema | Preeclampsia partial HELLP syndrome |
24 + 3 / 7 | 25 + 2 / 7 | 7 |
NPPV: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.