Efficient treatment of chronic respiratory failure associated with morbid obesity

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (10) ◽  
pp. 784-788
Author(s):  
Aleksandr D. Pal’man ◽  
M. G. Polatvskaya ◽  
N. A. Plaksina
Keyword(s):  
Morbid Obesity ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Pressure Support ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Severe Obesity ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Failure ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Pickwickian Syndrome ◽  
Obesity Hypoventilation

Severe obesity sometimes leads to chronic respiratory failure. This condition is termed obesity-hypoventilation or Pickwickian syndrome. This article reports clinical observation illustrating effectiveness of noninvasive pressure support ventilation for the treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure in a patient with morbid obesity. The treatment strategies for such patients are discussed.

Noninvasive volume-assured pressure support for chronic respiratory failure

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-577
Author(s):  
Gaja F. Shaughnessy ◽  
Peter C. Gay ◽  
Eric J. Olson ◽  
Timothy I. Morgenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Pressure Support ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Failure
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