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Return to all articles Return to previous page Retrospective Assessment of Home Ventilation to Reduce Rehospitalization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Resource Type: Research Papers 1 Comments | 2 Likes This is a retrospective study of patients who were part of a program incorporating noninvasive ventilation, medication reconciliation, oxygen and follow-up home-based respiratory therapy. Included were 397 patients who were hospitalized a minimum of twice in a single year for COPD exacerbations. The authors cite statistically significant declines in rehospitalization rates for those completing the intervention. View Resource Citation: Coughlin S, Liang WE, Parthasarathy S. Retrospective assessment of home ventilation to reduce rehospitalization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015;11(6):663–670. http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4780. Accessed March 30, 2020. evaluation & quality improvement exacerbations hospitalization oxygen patient education post-acute care promising practices pulmonary rehabilitation readmission treatment 1 Comments Newest First Oldest First Popular First Unpopular First You need to login to comment. KevinSMt Averaged volume assured pressure support (AVAPS-AE) therapy with RT led education and compliance monitoring is an effective therapy for those with severe COPD and chronic respiratory failure. This therapy option is being more widely prescribed as data is made available. Thrilled to see this gaining support in my area. Reply
Return to all articles Return to previous page Retrospective Assessment of Home Ventilation to Reduce Rehospitalization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Resource Type: Research Papers 1 Comments | 2 Likes This is a retrospective study of patients who were part of a program incorporating noninvasive ventilation, medication reconciliation, oxygen and follow-up home-based respiratory therapy. Included were 397 patients who were hospitalized a minimum of twice in a single year for COPD exacerbations. The authors cite statistically significant declines in rehospitalization rates for those completing the intervention. View Resource Citation: Coughlin S, Liang WE, Parthasarathy S. Retrospective assessment of home ventilation to reduce rehospitalization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015;11(6):663–670. http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4780. Accessed March 30, 2020. evaluation & quality improvement exacerbations hospitalization oxygen patient education post-acute care promising practices pulmonary rehabilitation readmission treatment 1 Comments Newest First Oldest First Popular First Unpopular First You need to login to comment. KevinSMt Averaged volume assured pressure support (AVAPS-AE) therapy with RT led education and compliance monitoring is an effective therapy for those with severe COPD and chronic respiratory failure. This therapy option is being more widely prescribed as data is made available. Thrilled to see this gaining support in my area. Reply
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