Short-term and Long-term Effects of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9161990	Chest	2005	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

NIPPV therapy is effective in the treatment of patients with OHS, providing a significant improvement in clinical status and gas exchange

Keywords

OHS NIPPV Sao2 TLC PEP ESS SAS aHI CPAP Sleep apnea Arterial oxygen saturation nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation Noninvasive mechanical ventilation obesity hypoventilation syndrome Sleep apnea syndrome pickwickian syndrome Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome apnea-hypopnea index body mass index BMI Hypercapnic respiratory failure Total lung capacity confidence interval Continuous positive airway pressure Positive expiratory pressure Epworth sleepiness scale PiP

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Short-term and Long-term Effects of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome

Authors

Luis A. Pérez MD, Rafael MD, Montserrat Ortiz MD, Alejandro Veres MD, Manuel Vázquez MD, Olga Caballero RN, Cristina Alvarez RN,