Successful Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. How Do High-Performing Hospitals Do It?
Kimberly A FisherKathleen M MazorSarah GoffMihaela S StefanPenelope S PekowLauren A WilliamsVida RastegarMichael B RothbergNicholas S HillPeter K LindenauerPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
We identified factors, such as respiratory therapist autonomy, that facilitated essential processes (e.g., timely initiation) of NIV use at high-performing hospitals. These findings may be useful to hospitals seeking to optimize their use of NIV among patients with COPD.