Conservative and respirator treatment of acute respiratory insufficiency in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease. A reappraisal

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1972 Jun;105(6):932-43. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1972.105.6.932.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Airway Obstruction / drug therapy
  • Bronchiectasis / complications
  • Bronchitis / complications
  • Bronchitis / drug therapy
  • Carbon Dioxide / blood
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / complications
  • Respiratory Care Units
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / mortality
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spirometry
  • Ventilators, Mechanical*

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Oxygen