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Table 2 Underlying diseases in each patient group

From: Role of sedation for agitated patients undergoing noninvasive ventilation: clinical practice in a tertiary referral hospital

 

Evidence levela

Intermittent only (n = 72)

Switched to continuous (n = 37)

Initially continuous (n = 11)

Total

  

Non-DNI (n = 28)

DNI (n = 44)

Non-DNI (n = 8)

DNI (n = 29)

Non-DNI (n = 3)

DNI (n = 8)

n = 120

Acute exacerbation of COPD

1 (favorable)

0 (0 %)

4 (9 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

4 (3 %)

Cardiogenic pulmonary edema

1 (favorable)

11 (39 %)

2 (5 %)

1 (13 %)

5 (17 %)

0 (0 %)

1 (13 %)

20 (17 %)

Acute respiratory failure in immunosuppressed state

1 (favorable)

5 (18 %)

3 (7 %)

3 (38 %)

4 (14 %)

2 (67 %)

0 (0 %)

17 (14 %)

Bronchial asthma

3 (favorable)

1 (4 %)

1 (2 %)

1 (13 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

3 (3 %)

ARDS/ALI/severe pneumonia

2 or 3 (caution)

5 (18 %)

20 (45 %)

1 (13 %)

9 (31 %)

1 (33 %)

3 (38 %)

39 (33 %)

Acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia

4 (caution)

2 (7 %)

4 (9 %)

1 (13 %)

9 (31 %)

0 (0 %)

3 (38 %)

19 (16 %)

Sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis

NA

0 (0 %)

4 (9 %)

0 (0 %)

2 (7 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

6 (5 %)

Othersb

NA

4 (14 %)

6 (14 %)

1 (13 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

1 (13 %)

12 (10 %)

  1. n number of patients, DNI do-not-intubate, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ALI acute lung injury, NA not available
  2. aevidence level from previous report 2; Each disease is classified as favorable or caution according to evidence level of use of NIV; 1 is the highest evidence level and 4 is the lowest
  3. bincludes hepatogenic pleural effusion, carcinomatous lymphangitis, pulmonary embolism, reexpansion pulmonary edema, and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia