The Role of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with "Do Not Intubate" Order in the Emergency Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is being used increasingly in patients who have a "do not intubate" (DNI) order. However, the impact of NIV on the clinical and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the emergency setting is not known, nor is its effectiveness for relieving symptoms in end-of-life care.

Objective

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the outcome and HRQOL impact of regular use of NIV outcomes on patients with a DNI order who were admitted to the emergency room department (ED).

Methods

Eligible for participation were DNI-status patients who receive NIV for acute or acute-on-chronic respiratory failure when admitted to the ED of a tertiary care, university-affiliated, 600-bed hospital between January 2014 and December 2014. Patie

SUBMITTER: Vilaca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4763309 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature