… of comorbidities contributing to acute respiratory failure. We voluntarily did not restrict
inclusion criteria to a specific group of patients with a preestablished diagnosis of COPD, obesity …

… Intensive Care Unit (RICU) with acute respiratory failure and treated with NIV. Design. …
acute respiratory failure, SAPS II score, Charlson comorbidity index, and further comorbidities not …

… Of 4,499 patients that developed acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF), 2,813 patients
developed ARDS within the first 2 days of developing AHRF, of which 1692 (60.1%) had at …

… comorbidities associated with COPD that could have an impact on hospital readmission after
an index ICU admission for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. … major comorbidities early …

… , comorbidity has been … effects and comorbidities associated with COPD. Table 2 summarizes
the results of a PubMed search investigating the prevalence of COPD and comorbidities in …

… However, in addition to MV for acute respiratory failure, treatments must be … ARDS to develop
[8], but also for any preexisting comorbid conditions. In some cases, chronic comorbidities, …

… by respiratory failure, which from the pathophysiological point of view can be considered
a natural consequence of COPD due to disturbances in gas exchange [8]. Respiratory failure …

… ARDS was affected more by comorbidity than by age, and that the CCI was useful for assessing
patient comorbidities in ALI and ARDS. … multi-organ failure and have a poor prognosis. …

… is common because many patients with COPD have coronary artery disease and hypertensive
heart disease as comorbid conditions (24). Decreased cardiac output reduces oxygen …

… In this study, we aimed to identify clinical and host-specific factors that influence the duration
of hospitalization and the progression to acute respiratory failure (ARF) in influenza. We …