High-Intensity vs Low-Intensity NPPV and Need for Endotracheal Intubation—Reply

In Reply For all patients in the trial, an oronasal mask was the first choice, with a nasal mask used as an alternative (reported in the article’s Supplement 1). An oronasal mask was used in 139 of 147 patients (95%) in the high-intensity NPPV group vs 143 of 153 patients (93%) in the low-intensity NPPV group (P = .69), and a nasal mask was used in 11 of 147 patients (7%) vs 18 of 153 patients (12%), respectively (P = .21).