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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2013 Feb;10(1):10–17. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201206-034OC

Table 2. Failure of non-invasive ventilation among patients without COPD compared to patients with COPD.

Acute respiratory failure etiology Weighted N Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for failure of Non-invasive ventilation
COPD N=409,062 Reference
Sepsis N=12,962 1.07 (0.97-1.19)
Heart failure N=153,489 1.08 (1.04-1.13)
Asthma N=24,438 1.18 (1.09-1.28)
Pneumonia N=78,162 1.56 (1.48-1.63)
Neurological diagnosis N=9075 1.70 (1.51-1.93)
Other/unknown diagnosis N=55,59 0.95 (0.89-1.01)