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UTILIZATION OF NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION COMPARED TO INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH COPD IN AN UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED INNER CITY MICU: OUR LEAP FROG EXPERIENCE OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD

Methods: A prospective observational study was performed including all patients admitted with COPD in ARF from January 2005 to December 2007. The setting was a university affiliated closed MICU staffed 24/7 by Intensivists. Commonly used variables used to predict outcomes and co-existent morbidities like obesity, CHF, OSA were recorded by an independent observer. Outcomes of patients treated with NPPV versus IMV were compared. Data was analyzed using stepwise logistic regression and a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.