Non-invasive ventilation in elderly patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomised controlled trial

2011126 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Stefano Nava · Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi

Mario Grassi · University of Pavia

Francesco Fanfulla · Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri

G Domenighetti · Ospedale Regionale di Locarno

Annalisa Carlucci · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Andréas Perren · Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli

Daniela Dell’Orso

Abstract

compared with SMT, NIV decreased the rate of meeting the ETI criteria and the mortality rate of very old patients with AHRF. NIV should be offered as an alternative to patients considered poor candidates for intubation and those with a DNI order.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Nosocomial Infections in ICU

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Age and Ageing

Volume 40, Issue 4, pp. 444-450

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr003

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