Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with diffuse interstitial lung diseases

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Clinical outcomes of the study population during hospitalization, according to the three study groups

	Entire study population (N = 60)	Group A (N = 26)	Group B (N = 24)	Group C (N = 7)	P*
Clinical failure	22 (37)	10 (39)	11 (46)	1 (14)	0.320
Endotracheal intubation	11 (18)	4 (15)	6 (25)	1 (14)	0.647
ECMO	3 (4.6)	1 (3.8)	2 (8.4)	0	0.789
In-hospital mortality	21 (35)	9 (35)	11 (46)	1 (14)	0.298

P* = among three group; ECMO: extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; Group A: patients with either pneumonia or acute heart failure as trigger of acute respiratory failure (ARF): Group B: patients with acute exacerbation of fibrosis as trigger of ARF; Group C: patients with other triggers of ARF.

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