Engelsk titel: Intensive treatment of COPD patients in general wards
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Författare:
Lind J
;
Ellegaard H
;
Bentzon-Tilia S
Email: sidsel@dsr-medlem.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 06063189
Sammanfattning
Within the Region of Ribe, COPD patients in general pulmonary medical wards have for almost five years been offered respiratory acidosis treatment including non-invasive ventilation. The ward nurses are responsible for the care of the patients and for part of their treatment, based on their clinical condition and blood gas status, and are also fully responsible for setting up the BiPAP machines. This has turned out to be an advantage, both in a human sense and socio-economically. We experience shorter hospitalisation and faster recovery.
This article is based on staff experience as well as evidence based studies of the NIV treatment.