Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Significance of Clinical and Arterial Blood Gas Analysis in Assessing The Success of Non-Invasive Ventilation In Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Tertiary Health Care Centre
Dr Pantham Sunitha, 2 Dr.J.Sowmya, 3 Dr.P.Radhika, 4 Dr.Najeeb. T, 5 Dr.Sravan kumar
JCDR. 2023: 514-521
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) reduces the rate of endotracheal intubation and overall mortality in severe acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) with respiratory failure. However, poor patient selection and ineffective NIV administration lead to higher mortality. We aimed to identify factors that predict the outcome of NIV in AECOPD.
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