A Controlled Trial of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in Patients of COPD with Respiratory Failure

Authors

  • Rawshan Arra Khanam Pulmonologist and Intensivist Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, Central Hospital Ltd, House no-2, road-5, Green road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Md Ashraful Haque Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, General Medical Hospital, 103 Elephant road (west to Bata signal), Dhaka-1205
  • Shah Md Saifur Rahman Assistant Professor, Respiratory Medicine, National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH),Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Md Ali Hossain Professor of Respiratory Medicine, National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) Mohakhali, Dhaka
  • Md Rashidul Hassan Professor of Respiratory Medicine & Director of National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Mohakhali, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v1i2.17201

Keywords:

COPD exacerbation, non-invasive ventilation, randomized controlled trial, ETI

Abstract

Objective : To assess the role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients of acute exacerbation of COPD with respiratory failure, also to reduce endotracheal intubation (ETI) and the frequency of complications associated with ETI.

Materials and Methods : Prospective, single blind, randomized controlled trial study (RCT) comparing the effect of combined standard medical treatment and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation with standard medical treatment alone in patients admitted to National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Mohakhali, Bangladesh over a 12-month period.

Results : A total number of 60 patients of acute exacerbation of COPD with type II respiratory failure were enrolled from inpatient department of Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Mohakhali, Bangladesh. A total of 30 (thirty) were randomly assigned to standard therapy and 30 (thirty) to noninvasive ventilation. The two groups had similar clinical characteristics on admission to the hospital. The use of noninvasive ventilation significantly reduced the need for endotracheal intubation (which was dictated by objective criteria): 12 of 30 patients (40.0%) in the noninvasive- ventilation group were intubated, as compared with 22 of 30 patients (73.3%) in the standard-treatment group (P=0.01). In addition, the frequency of complications was significantly lower in the noninvasive-ventilation group. The mean ( ± SD) hospital stay was significantly shorter for patients receiving noninvasive ventilation. 19.2±5.7days vs. 23.5±8.3 days, (P 0.02). The in-hospital mortality rate was also significantly reduced with noninvasive ventilation, 5 of 30 patients (16.7%) in the noninvasive- ventilation group died in the hospital, as compared with13 of 30 (43.3%) in the standard-treatment group( P 0.04)

Conclusions : In selected patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, noninvasive ventilation can reduce the need for endotracheal intubation, complications, the length of the hospital stay, and the in-hospital mortality rate.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v1i2.17201

Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2013; 1 (2): 86-92

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2013-12-01

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Khanam, R. A., Haque, M. A., Rahman, S. M. S., Hossain, M. A., & Hassan, M. R. (2013). A Controlled Trial of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in Patients of COPD with Respiratory Failure. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 1(2), 86–92. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v1i2.17201

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013)

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