TY - JOUR T1 - British Thoracic Society Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults JF - BMJ Open Respiratory Research JO - BMJ Open Resp Res DO - 10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000283 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - e000283 AU - Michael Davies AU - Martin Allen AU - Andrew Bentley AU - Stephen C Bourke AU - Ben Creagh-Brown AU - Rachel D’Oliveiro AU - Alastair Glossop AU - Alasdair Gray AU - Phillip Jacobs AU - Ravi Mahadeva AU - Rachael Moses AU - Ian Setchfield Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000283.abstract N2 - 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. ER -