Research Article
Noninvasive Ventilation Weaning in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure due to COPD Exacerbation: A Real-Life Observational Study
Table 2
Severity scores on admission and concomitant causes of AHRF.
| | | Completed Group () | Chronic NIV Group () | Failed Group () | value |
| | Severity scores, median (IQR) | | | | | | Apache II | 19 (17–21) | 16 (15–19) | 20 (14–21) | 0.02 | | SOFA score | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2-3) | 3 (2-3) | 0.80 | | Concomitant causes of AHRF, (%) | | | | | | Pneumonia | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 4 (36) | 0.55 | | Congestive heart failure | 14 (70) | 8 (40) | 7 (64) | 0.48 | | Vital parameters on admission, median (IQR) | | | | | | Respiratory rate | 23 (20–30) | 22 (20–34) | 26 (24–32) | 0.46 | | Heart rate | 99 (90–117) | 97 (81–109) | 95 (87–114) | 0.78 | | Mean arterial pressure | 95 (86–123) | 97 (91–106) | 101 (90–130) | 0.55 |
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AHRF, acute hypercapnic respiratory failure; APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; IQR, interquartile range 25th–75th percentile; NIV, noninvasive ventilation; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.
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