Outcome measures
Long-term outcomes, tracked at the most recent follow-up visit, included
NIV continuation, reasons for NIV discontinuation (improvements in
underlying condition, switch to IMV, death, patient or family
declination, or transfer to other services including adult services,
another NIV provider, or out-of-province care), and hospital admissions
tracked through the discharge summaries. Additional detail of the study
design has been previously published16.