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The implementation of a nurse-provided, ward-based bilevel non-invasive ventilation service
J P Cullen1, C Meehan, M O'Grady
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Adelaicine & Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dubin, Ireland.
Abstract:
Bilevel non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is now standard of care for patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF), and has an increasing role to play in patients with stable chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF). The institution of an NIV service in a hospital setting requires major infrastructural and multidisciplinary input to be effective. This paper describes our experiences in setting up a 24-hour, nurse-provided, ward-based NIV service in a new acute teaching hospital in Dublin over a 39-month period. In addition, we provide audit data on 78 patients with AHRF treated with NIV by this service over this time period. The majority of patients (65) had their respiratory acidosis corrected and were discharged home; 11 patients failed NIV and were intubated and mechanically ventilated in the ITU; 13 patients died, 8 from respiratory causes and 5 from non-respiratory causes, indicating the critical nature of this condition.
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