Dreher - Figure 28
Probability of Readmission Post NIV
Returning to the study from Chu et al published in 2004,[13] these investigators found that the probability of readmission in the 12 months after patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD have been treated sufficiently with NIV was 80%.
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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.