Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the treatment of respiratory failure in obstructive sleep apnoea

Thorax. 1991 Jun;46(6):457-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.6.457.

Authors

J Bott¹, S V Baudouin, J Moxham

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.

Abstract

Severe respiratory failure in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea was treated successfully with nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation*
Male
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / physiopathology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / complications
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy*