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HFNC is a valuable intervention in adults with ARF. New conditional recommendations by the ERS may assist clinicians to choose the most appropriate non-invasive respiratory support for various acute ...
Tag: COPD
Observational German study (N=545) finds a reduction of mechanical ventilation time and intensive care stay length with prehospital NIV versus endotracheal intubation for acute respiratory insufficien...
Retrospective database analysis (N=6810) shows PAP usage by patients with OSA and COPD was associated with reduced all-cause hospitalisations, emergency room visits, severe acute exacerbations and hea...
Meta-analysis of RCTs: long-term NIV significantly reduces mortality, hospital admissions & PaCO2 versus control treatment in stable hypercapnic COPD patients. Baseline level and reduction in PaCO2 ma...
Patient interviews (n=16) identified several themes which influence NIV acceptance by patients with COPD exacerbation: information about NIV, quality of interaction with HCPs and physical and emotiona...
Review discusses integrating PROs, data collected from wearable (e.g. heart rate) and medical devices (non-invasive ventilators) supported by AI models to improve personalised care of COPD and predict...
Lit review finds high-flow nasal cannula should be preferred to conventional O2 therapy in COPD exacerbation without respiratory acidosis and at NIV breaks and weaning, and as a 2L option in respirato...
The use of NIV is associated with a significant reduction of intubation rate in patients with pneumonia-associated respiratory failure (RF), and this effect seems to be prominent in patients with pre-...
Qualitative review finds several themes including acceptability, supporting motivation, technical issues and goal setting. Patients generally benefited but improvements are needed such as addressing t...