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Models of care for Acute Non-invasive Ventilation- Comparison of three tertiary Centres.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Comparison of models of care for acute non-invasive ventilation across three tertiary centres.
Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Public Health - Health service research
Registration Number
ACTRN12613000011785
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Health research program grant
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients admitted with AECOPD by standard criteria (GOLD) complicated by acute respiratory acidosis (PH <7.35, PaC02>45mmHg) managed with BIPAP.
Includes patients who are trialled on NIV but intolerant of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

COPD patients treated with BIPAP for weaning post mechanical ventilation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Increase in PH with Non invasive ventilation (NIV) treatment for Acute exacerbation of chroninc obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) complicated by respiratory acidosis (3 centre comparison).[14 months of data collection March 2011 to may 2012.];Increase in PaCo2 with Non invasive ventilation (NIV) treatment for Acute exacerbation of chroninc obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) complicated by respiratory acidosis (3 centre comparison).[14 months of data collection March 2011 to may 2012.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival rates.<br>[14 months of data collection March 2011 to may 2012.]; intubation rates.<br>[14 months of data collection March 2011 to may 2012.];Hospital length of stay.[14 months of data collected from March 2011 to May 2012];Total number of patients treated.[14 months of data collection March 2011 to May 2012];NIV machine settings and adherence.[14 months of data collection March 2011 to may 2012];Nursing time per patient.[14 months of data collected from March 2011 to may 2012];Cost analysis per three centres.[14 months of data collected March 2011 to May 2012.]
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