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ICU utilization for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving noninvasive ventilation.
This retrospective cohort study investigated whether patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could safely receive noninvasive ventilation outside of ICU. Researchers examined 5,081 hospitalizations from 424 hospitals, using data from the State Inpatient Database. Researchers concluded that COPD patients who receive noninvasive ventilation had similar in-hospital mortality rates across the ICU utilization spectrum, but a lower rate of receiving invasive monitors. The results suggest that noninvasive ventilation can be delivered safely outside of ICU, but the researchers advocate that hospital-specific risk assessment be used if a hospital is considering changing its noninvasive ventilation policy.
AHRQ-funded; HS23305.
Citation: Myers LC, Faridi MK, Currier P .
ICU utilization for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving noninvasive ventilation.
Crit Care Med 2019 May;47(5):677-884. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003660..
Keywords: Respiratory Conditions, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Intensive Care Unit (ICU)