P153 The effect of body mass index on outcomes of acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in a district general hospital

Diagnostic Predictors of Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Sleep Disordered Breathing

“…Given the high volume of need for noninvasive ventilation for suspected OHS as a cause of hypercapnic respiratory failure at our institution, 13 a quality improvement project was undertaken to systematically identify patients with OHS presenting to the sleep disorders center for evaluation.…”