Murphy - Figure 37
BMI, Decompensated & OSA
FIG. 37: Approximately 20% of patients were deemed ineligible because they met standard criteria for home NIV, either through obesity, decompensated respiratory failure, or significant obstructive sleep apnea.[1]
Murphy P. Chest 2017:00.
References
[1]
Murphy P, Arbane G, Bourke S, et al. Effect of home non-invasive ventilation with oxygen therapy vs oxygen therapy alone on hospital readmission or death after an acute COPD exacerbation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. In press.