High-flow nasal cannula oxygen for reverting severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case report

Med Intensiva. 2017 Dec;41(9):571-572. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2016.11.009. Epub 2017 Jan 11.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

G Plotnikow¹, A W Thille², D Vasquez³, R Pratto³, P Desmery³

Affiliations

¹ Sanatorio Anchorena, Ciudad Autónoma de Bs. As., Argentina. Electronic address: gplotnikow@gmail.com.
² Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
³ Sanatorio Anchorena, Ciudad Autónoma de Bs. As., Argentina.

PMID: 28089165
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2016.11.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
Cannula
Carbon Dioxide / blood
Combined Modality Therapy
Disease Progression
Humans
Hypercapnia / blood
Hypercapnia / etiology
Hypercapnia / therapy
Male
Noninvasive Ventilation
Oxygen / blood
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications*
Respiratory Insufficiency / blood
Respiratory Insufficiency / drug therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen