Noninvasive ventilation failure in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure: the role of sepsis and septic shock

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease Vol. 13; p. 1753466619888124
• Main Authors: Duan, Jun, Chen, Lijuan, Liang, Guopeng, Shu, Weiwei, Li, Liucun, Wang, Ke, Wang, Shengyu, Liu, Xiaoyi, He, Chunfeng, He, Dehua, Chen, Qimin, Wei, Bilin, Chen, Baixu, Shu, Yuzhen, Tian, Yao, Fan, Liping, Han, Xiaoli, Zhang, Rui, Yang, Xiangmei, Peng, Yan, Wan, Dong, Chen, Xiaoying, Ye, Lin, Tian, Shijing, Huang, Qiong, Jiang, Lei, Bai, Linfu, Zhou, Lintong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adrenal glands; Original Research; Respiratory failure; Sepsis; Ventilators; sepsis; noninvasive ventilation; organ dysfunction

Background: Sepsis and septic shock are common in noninvasive ventilation (NIV) patients. However, studies on the association between sepsis and NIV failure are lacking. Methods: A prospective multi-center observational study was performed in 16 Chinese intensive care units (ICUs). Patients who used...