Models of care for non‐invasive ventilation in the <i>A</i>cute COPD <i>C</i>omparison of three <i>T</i>ertiary hospitals (ACT3) study

Abstract

In acute hypercapnic Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, the Ward model of NIV care achieved equivalent clinical outcomes, whilst being more cost-effective than HDU or ICU models.