Non‐invasive ventilation of patients with acute asthma. Issue 2 (12th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sheikh, Muhammad; Tiruvoipati, Ravindranath; Hurley, James C.
• Is Part Of: Internal medicine journal. Volume 49:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 262
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2019-02-12
• Subjects: acute asthma -- non‐invasive ventilation -- length of stay; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1111/imj.14208
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1444-0903

Abstract

Abstract: A retrospective observational study of 21 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Frankston Hospital with acute asthma between 2011 and 2014 was undertaken. We report the outcomes for three groups of patients; those that did ( n = 7) or did not ( n = 6) receive initial therapy with non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) together with those that received invasive ventilation ( n = 8). Patients successfully managed with NIV alone experienced a shorter ICU and hospital stay versus those who required invasive ventilation.