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Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) is a common disease and cause of death. At an advanced stage, acute respiratory failure will repeatedly arise and mechanical ventilation may be the only solution. The best result of treatment is a return to the habitual condition. In this article a survey is presented regarding the course and survival following mechanical ventilation of acute exacerbation of COLD. Survival rate after mechanical ventilation was 50-70% compared to a survival rate of 75-95% in patients not mechanically ventilated. Mechanical ventilation influenced factors were taken into consideration. The severity of baseline COLD and comorbidity had significant influence on survival. These factors together with the quality of nursing were predictors of successful ventilator weaning. Knowledge of the patient before the need for mechanical ventilation arises is of decisive importance.
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
September 1972,
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
January 1991,
Klinische Anasthesiologie und Intensivtherapie,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
November 2007,
European journal of internal medicine,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
January 2000,
Terapevticheskii arkhiv,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
February 2000,
Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
January 1972,
Anesthesie, analgesie, reanimation,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
December 1997,
The European respiratory journal,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
January 1995,
Revue des maladies respiratoires,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
January 1999,
Revue des maladies respiratoires,
E F Christensen, and
L Schlünzen
March 1996,
Praxis,
