Non-invasive Ventilation in an Elderly Population Admitted to a Respiratory Monitoring Unit: Causes, Complications and One-year Evolution

• Published in: Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2012-10, Vol.48 (10), p.349-354
• Main Authors: Segrelles Calvo, Gonzalo, Zamora García, Enrique, Girón Moreno, Rosa, Vázquez Espinosa, Emma, Gómez Punter, Rosa Mar, Fernandes Vasconcelos, Gilda, Valenzuela, Claudia, Ancochea Bermúdez, Julio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acidosis, Respiratory - blood; Acidosis, Respiratory - drug therapy; Acidosis, Respiratory - etiology; Acidosis, Respiratory - therapy; Activities of Daily Living; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ancianos; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease Management; Elderly; Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart failure; Heart Failure - complications; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Insuficiencia cardíaca; Internal Medicine; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Male; Non-invasive mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive Ventilation - utilization; Oxygen - blood; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Respiratory Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Respiratory Monitoring Unit; Spain - epidemiology; Tertiary Care Centers - statistics & numerical data; Unidad de monitorización respiratoria; Vasoconstrictor Agents - therapeutic use; Ventilación mecánica no invasiva
• ISSN: 1579-2129; 1579-2129
• DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2012.07.011

Abstract Objective To determine the usefulness of NIV in elderly patients (≥75) admitted to a Respiratory Monitoring Unit (RMU) during hospitalization and 1 year later in comparison with the results from the younger age group (