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Canadian Neighbor Pharmacy: Discussion of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
Published in PEEP
Tags: hypercapnic respiratory failure, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, pickwickian syndrome, Sleep Apnea
Obesity can have detrimental effects on respiratory function, and it may lead to chronic hypoventilation in some patients. Why some obese patients develop OHS while others breathe normally remains speculative. Contributing factors may include the restrictive pulmonary function defect, increased work of breathing and CO2 production, and altered central respiratory control.- Some available data support […]