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Abstracto

Outcome of Smear Positive Pulmonary is the Tuberculosis Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure on No

Amit Sharma

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) coupled with Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) usually heralds a dismal patient outcome1. Admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) along with Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in PTB patients is usually associated with very high mortality2. Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) when applied early in such patients has the potential to prevent intubation and improve prognosis in terms of reduced morbidity and/or mortality 3.