Demographics | N=15 |
Sex, male/female | 9/6 |
Age (mean, SD, range) | 69.2 (8.2, 55–89) |
Domicillary status | |
Living alone | 1 |
Living with family | 10 |
Residential care | 4 |
Long-term oxygen therapy | 9 |
BMI (mean (SD)) | 24.7 (6.2) |
Severity of COPD | |
FEV1 (L; mean (SD)) | 0.69 (0.33) |
FEV1% pred. (%; mean (SD)) | 26.4 (10) |
PaO2 (mm Hg; mean (SD)) | 56.3 (10.9) |
PaCO2 (mm Hg; mean (SD)) | 49.5 (9.2) |
Ventilatory status on admission | |
Arterial blood pH (mean (SD)) | 7.28 (0.06) |
PaCO2 (mm Hg; mean (SD)) | 73.4 (0.06) |
PaO2 (mm Hg; mean (SD)) | 53.9 (15.7) |