RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 British Thoracic Society Quality Standards for acute non-invasive ventilation in adults
JF BMJ Open Respiratory Research
JO BMJ Open Resp Res
FD British Thoracic Society
SP e000283
DO 10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000283
VO 5
IS 1
A1 Michael Davies
A1 Martin Allen
A1 Andrew Bentley
A1 Stephen C Bourke
A1 Ben Creagh-Brown
A1 Rachel D’Oliveiro
A1 Alastair Glossop
A1 Alasdair Gray
A1 Phillip Jacobs
A1 Ravi Mahadeva
A1 Rachael Moses
A1 Ian Setchfield
YR 2018
UL http://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000283.abstract
AB 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.