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Role of Bi-Pap in Acute Respiratory Failure due to Acute Exacerbation of COPD

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Title: Role of Bi-Pap in Acute Respiratory Failure due to Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Authors: N. Rizvi , N. Mehmood , N. Hussain 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2001

Volume: 51

Issue: 12

Language: English

Categories
Medicine (22336) Pulmonology (4511) Pneumology (12) Critical Care (2112) Anesthesiology (5993)

Abstract

Abstract


Objective: To assess the efficacy of Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-pap), administered by nasal mask in patients with acute respiratory failure due to acute exacerbation of COPD.
Design:  Prospective non-randomized study in a hospital setting.
Methods: Eighteen patients were recruited from those admitted in the Chest Unit of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi with acute exacerbation of COPD. Alongwith conventional treatment, Bi-pap was administered by a nasal mask. Arterial blood gas analysis, respiratory and heart rate and subjective sensation of dyspnoea, before and during Bi-pap application were monitored.
Results: The respiratory rate decreased from 33.2±5.3/mm to 22.0±3.5 (P

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