The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to avoid intubation in patients failing non-invasive ventilation – a cost analysis

Table 1 Diagnoses of chronic respiratory diseases

Diagnosis	av-ECCO₂R group	MV group
Diagnosis	n (%)	n (%)
Severe COPD	14 (66.7)	14 (66.7)
Cystic fibrosis	2 (9.5)	2 (9.5)
Pulmonary Graft-vs-Host-Disease	2 (9.5)	2 (9.5)
Pulmonary fibrosis	1 (4.8)	1 (4.8)
Bronchial asthma	1 (4.8)	1 (4.8)
Pneumonia post lung transplant	1 (4.8)	1 (4.8)

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