Less invasive ventilation use grows dramatically, without needed data – Medical Xpress

More research is needed before a less invasive form of ventilation is used near the end of life for patients who have cancer and dementia, recommends the authors of a scientific paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
While analyzing data from nearly 2.5 million Medicare-funded hospitalizations within the last 30 days of a patient’s life, the researchers found overall use of non-invasive ventilation increased substantially. That increase was nearly nine-fold, going from 0.8% of patients in 2…

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