An audit of change in clinical practice: from oxygen‐driven to air‐driven nebulisers for prehospital patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD)

Background In developed countries, ambulances normally carry oxygen cylinders, but not compressed air. Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) with oxygen‐driven nebulisers can result in hypercapnia and acidosis. Attempts to avoid this have involved interru...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal medicine journal 2018-06, Vol.48 (6), p.668-673
Hauptverfasser:	Heys, Deborah, Swain, Andrew, Knowles, Sarah, Waugh, Amy, Bailey, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acidosis AECOPD air nebuliser Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease EMS Hypercapnia Lung diseases Obstructive lung disease Oxygen Patients
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