Late respiratory alkalosis during home mechanical ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M M García; J M Díaz; A Antón

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101828

Late respiratory alkalosis during home mechanical ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Respir Med Case Rep. 2023 Mar 6:42:101828. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101828. eCollection 2023.

Authors

M M García¹, J M Díaz², A Antón³

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas (Almería), Spain.
² Servicio de Neumología del Hospital Universitario de Getafe (HUG), Madrid, Spain.
³ Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

This demonstrative case report shows how changes in the patient's ventilatory pattern can radically modify the results of home noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and can even generate complications associated with noninvasive ventilation such as ventilatory alkalosis.

Publication types

Case Reports