Dreher - Figure 26

Readmission rates and life-threatening events

Looking at readmission rates and life-threatening events in COPD survivors treated with NIV for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure shows that the mortality rate in the following 12 months is 50%.[13]

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References

[13]

Chu CM, Chan VL, Lin AWN, et al. Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Thorax. 2004;59:1020–5. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024307.