In Qena university hospital a prospective, randomized study was carried out on 100 COPD patients, all were divided into; conventional therapy without NIV (C group) 50 patients or with prophylactic NIV(N group) 50 patients.NIV applied for approximately 30 to 45 min at 2- to 4-h intervals for 48 h following surgery . Primary endpoint was the acute respiratory events (ARE) .Secondary endpoints were acute respiratory failure (ARF), intubation rate, mortality rate, infectious and non-infectious complications, and ICU stay.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
NIV applied for approximately 30 to 45 min at 2- to 4-h intervals for 48 h following surgery
asmaa Mostafa
Luxor, Egypt
acute respiratory events
patients %
Time frame: 28days
acute respiratory failure
patients %
Time frame: 28 days
intubation rate
patients %
Time frame: 28 days
ICU mortality
patients %
Time frame: 28 days
ICU length of stay
days
Time frame: 28 days
infectious and non infectious complications
patients %
Time frame: 28 days
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