Protocol for two-arm pragmatic cluster randomized hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial comparing two education strategies for improving the uptake of noninvasive ventilation in patients with severe COPD exacerbation

Abstract Background COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the US, and COPD exacerbations result in approximately 700,000 hospitalizations annually. Patients with acute respiratory failure due to severe COPD exacerbation are treated with invasive (IMV) or noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NI...

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Main Authors: Mihaela S. Stefan, Penelope S. Pekow, Christopher M. Shea, Ashley M. Hughes, Nicholas S. Hill, Jay S. Steingrub, Peter K. Lindenauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00028-2