Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation

Abstract

The history of non-invasive positive airway pressure ventilation (NPPV) was reviewed in this article. Negative pressure ventilation played an important role in the success of artificial ventilation before 1960. Invasive positive pressure ventilation had become mainstream treatment by 1990. Since 2000, non-invasive positive airway pressure ventilation (NPPV) by nasal or face mask has been popular for several diseases because of fewer burdens on patients.