Is success in using non-invasive mechanical ventilation predicted by patient pathophysiology . A retrospective review of 199 patients?
Patient pathophysiology based upon their expected clinical course can be used to predict the success of non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV). Patients with NRRD, such as pneumonia, myocardial infarct and sepsis, are much more likely to fail non-invasive mechanical ventilation and require subsequent endotracheal intubation.
TG had a nonlinear, J-shaped association with poor outcome and a reverse J-shaped association with good outcome in AIS. This study suggests that both hyperTG and hypoTG can be risk factors for poor early outcome in AIS.