Another study compared ECCO2R with non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbations. The results indicated that ECCO2R led to a ...

To define "steady-state" chronic hypercapnia in man ... to the hospital many of the patients exhibited the effects of acute respiratory decompensation as evidenced by marked dyspnea, cyanosis ...

In the treatment of COPD exacerbations, systemic corticosteroids improve airflow limitations, decrease treatment failure rates ... Baseline respiratory function in patients with COPD is ...

In patients with chronic respiratory failure, initiation of home NIV following an acute admission and low levels of NIV ... with NIV prescribed for patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory ...

Background Acute type 2 respiratory failure (AT2RF) is the failure of ventilatory mechanism which results in hypercapnia(>6kPa). Current treatment is non-invasive ventilation(NIV) which has a high ...

Introduction: In high-altitude cities located above 2,500 m, hospitals face a concerning mortality rate of over 50% among intensive care unit (ICU) patients with acute respiratory ... rates than ...

If the child has evidence of hypercapnic respiratory failure ... dependent on nocturnal NIPPV, who has developed acute respiratory failure secondary to an intercurrent infection, and who has failed to ...

Acute pulmonary embolism is rare during childhood and adolescence. The high pulmonary embolism-related fatality among ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

The physiologic response to acute respiratory alkalosis with carbon ... The present data, taken together with previous studies on acute hypercapnia, permit construction of a significance band ...

“The portability failure of the 401(k) plan is because it was never constructed to be portable,” Rowley said. “There’s all these patchwork systems that people can use,” she ...

Millions of patients are hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) every year throughout the world. Despite tremendous advances in cardiovascular care, morbidity and mortality for AHF remain high ...