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. 2018 Apr 5;5(1):e000283.
doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000283. eCollection 2018.

British Thoracic Society Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults

Michael Davies  1 , Martin Allen  2 , Andrew Bentley  3 , Stephen C Bourke  4 , Ben Creagh-Brown  5   6 , Rachel D'Oliveiro  7 , Alastair Glossop  8 , Alasdair Gray  9 , Phillip Jacobs  10 , Ravi Mahadeva  11 , Rachael Moses  12 , Ian Setchfield  13
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British Thoracic Society Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults

Michael Davies et al. BMJ Open Respir Res. .

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of the quality standards document is to provide healthcare professionals, commissioners, service providers and patients with a guide to standards of care that should be met for the provision of acute non-invasive ventilation in adults together with measurable markers of good practice.

Methods: Development of British Thoracic Society (BTS) Quality Standards follows the BTS process of quality standard production based on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence process manual for the development of quality standards.

Results: 6 quality statements have been developed, each describing a standard of care for the provision of acute non-invasive ventilation in the UK, together with measurable markers of good practice.

Conclusion: BTS Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults form a key part of the range of supporting materials that the Society produces to assist in the dissemination and implementation of guideline's recommendations.

Keywords: non invasive ventilation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The British Thoracic Society operates a Declaration of Interest scheme, and it was a requirement that all members of the development group completed a Declaration of Interest form on an annual basis for the duration of the project. Forms were submitted annually by all authors and are available on request from BTS Head Office.

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