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[Long-term results of intermittent ventilatory assistance for 74 severe obstructive chronic respiratory insufficient patients (PaCO2 greater than 50 Torr) ventilated for more than a year (author's transl)]. 1979

J F Muir, and A Hermant, and D Laroche, and P Lévi-Valensi, and H Duwoos

From 1967 to 1978, home assisted ventilation (HAD) was applied to 74 severe chronic respiratory insufficient patients (67 COPD-7 restrictive). These patients used volume generators through mouth piece, except 3 of them who had a tracheostomy. The main results of this study are a highly statistically significant decrement (P less than 0,001) of the hospitalization durations and of the frequency of ARF, as well as an improvement of the survival duration in front of a non-tested group, and a significant decrease of haematocrit (less than 0,05) and P.V.R. (P less than 0,01). But blood gases and functional tests are not statistically different. Age (greater than 55 years) and delay after first ARF (greater than 2 years) when starting HAD are considered as pejorative factors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007384	Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing	Application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase of spontaneous respiration.	IPPB,Inspiratory Positive-Pressure Breathing,Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB),Breathing, Inspiratory Positive-Pressure,Breathing, Intermittent Positive-Pressure,Inspiratory Positive Pressure Breathing,Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing,Positive-Pressure Breathing, Inspiratory,Positive-Pressure Breathing, Intermittent
D007902	Length of Stay	The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.	Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
D011175	Positive-Pressure Respiration	A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange.	Positive End-Expiratory Pressure,Positive-Pressure Ventilation,End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive,End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive,Positive End Expiratory Pressure,Positive End-Expiratory Pressures,Positive Pressure Respiration,Positive Pressure Ventilation,Positive-Pressure Respirations,Positive-Pressure Ventilations,Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory,Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory,Respiration, Positive-Pressure,Respirations, Positive-Pressure,Ventilation, Positive-Pressure,Ventilations, Positive-Pressure
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012131	Respiratory Insufficiency	Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Respiratory Depression,Respiratory Failure,Ventilatory Depression,Depressions, Ventilatory,Failure, Hypercapnic Respiratory,Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory,Failure, Respiratory,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failures,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failures,Respiratory Failure, Hypercapnic,Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemic,Respiratory Failures
D001784	Blood Gas Analysis	Measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.	Analysis, Blood Gas,Analyses, Blood Gas,Blood Gas Analyses,Gas Analyses, Blood,Gas Analysis, Blood
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man