Predicting in-hospital mortality in a real-world population of ward-based non-invasive ventilation in acute COPD exacerbations

Aylin Ozsancak Ugurlu, Alastair Watson, Paul Ellis, Ravi K. Bange, Sridivyareddy Yangannagari, Madeeha Ahmed, Amy Oakes, Kirsty-Anne Ebbage, Rahul Mukherjee

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Published online on April 28, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Volume 20, January-December 2026.
Background:Accurate tools for patient stratification by likely outcome are needed to support complex decision-making and improve acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) delivery.Objectives:To evaluate the potential of an emerging NIV outcomes (NIVO) score ...