Figure. Positioning of the helmet used in the study.
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) delivered by helmet (Sea-Long Medical Systems Inc.) significantly reduced the intubation rate compared with NIV delivered through an oronasal face mask in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
According to the results from this randomized controlled trial published in JAMA (2016;315:2435-2441), patients who used the helmet also had more ventilator-free days and significantly reduced ICU lengths