… had an early failure and 10 had a late failure. In the ‘success’ group and ‘late failure’ groups
… After 2 h of NIV in the ‘late failure’ group there were no significant changes in terms of pH (…

… failure was defined as treatment failure within 10 days, late treatment failure was defined
as treatment failure … Relapse was defined as a new exacerbation requiring antibiotics or …

… of COPD, the administration of antibiotics was associated with a 13% decrease in the risk
of treatment failure. There was also a decrease in inpatient mortality and late mechanical …

… Acute exacerbations represent a significant burden for patients with moderate-to-severe …
of early (EOT) and later (8 weeks posttherapy) clinical failure in this older outpatient population …

… These so called “late failures” were then assigned to either … /day of NIV at the time of late
failure was 9.2) or intubation and … and late failures was similar, indicating that the acute event …

… with oral steroids were switched to intravenous therapy later in the hospitalization. … in acute
exacerbation of COPD, our primary outcome was a composite measure of treatment failure, …

… Our purposes were to describe patients whose primary reason for hospitalization was
acute exacerbation of severe CHF and to determine the outcomes of these patients in terms of …

… In one study troponin I measured at admission or 24 h later was positive in 18% of 71 …
Muscle force during an acute exacerbation in hospitalised patients with COPD and its relationship …

… prognostic indicators on later deterioration of … acute precipitants, physical findings, and
medications used immediately before and during treatment for the episodes of acute exacerbation …

… with late recovery (≥8 days from exacerbation start) in patients with acute exacerbations of
chronic … treatment for their exacerbation with the antibiotic moxifloxacin. Factors analyzed for …