PULMONARY-EDEMA AND ACUTE HYPERCAPNIC RESPIRATORY-FAILURE TREATED WITH BI-LEVEL NASAL-CPAP - CASE-REPORT

Authors
FIORENZANO G MARRUCHELLA A AUFIERO A CORBELLINI D MERIZZI A TONDINI M
Citation
G. Fiorenzano et al., PULMONARY-EDEMA AND ACUTE HYPERCAPNIC RESPIRATORY-FAILURE TREATED WITH BI-LEVEL NASAL-CPAP - CASE-REPORT, Panminerva Medica, 39(1), 1997, pp. 53-55
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Panminerva Medica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00310808
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
53 - 55
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-0808(1997)39:1<53:PAAHRT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation has been suggested for the treatmen t of patients with respiratory failure. We describe the case of a pati ent affected by bilateral cystic bronchiectasis and acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, due to a cardiogenic pulmonary edema, successfull y treated with bi-level nasal-CPAP. This report suggests that in some cases noninvasive ventilatory support may mean avoiding tracheal intub ation, even with critically ill patients.