Introduction Comorbidities are thought to have prognostic impact on outcomes of patients
submitted to noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Our goal was to determine if age-adjusted
Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) could predict outcomes in patients undergoing NIV due
to acute respiratory failure. Methods Patients in respiratory failure submitted to NIV were
prospective evaluated comparing patient's characteristics and outcomes according to
ACCI≤ median vs. ACCI> median. Each comorbidity composing the index was tested as …