Domiciliary mechanical ventilation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive lung disease and respiratory failure

R Guleria; Y K Batra; B K Sharma; S K Jindal

Domiciliary mechanical ventilation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive lung disease and respiratory failure

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 1992 Jul-Sep;34(3):149-52.

Authors

R Guleria¹, Y K Batra, B K Sharma, S K Jindal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.

PMID: 1302224

Abstract

A patient of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with cor-pulmonale and chronic respiratory failure, who was given intermittent positive pressure ventilation at home, is reported. The patient did remarkably well on home mechanical ventilatory support. We believe this to be the first case report of domiciliary mechanical ventilation in a patient of COPD from India.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Home Care Services*
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Positive-Pressure Respiration*
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*