Permissive hypercapnia: Is there any upper limit?

Permissive hypercapnia: Is there any upper limit?

A 19-year-old male presented with history of massive hemoptysis. The patient was kept on mechanical ventilation because of severe hypoxia. Lung protective ventilation with low tidal volume was given in view of very poor pulmonary compliance. During the course of treatment, the patient developed a ve...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of critical care medicine 2014-09, Vol.18 (9), p.612-614
1. Verfasser: Garg, Sunil Kumar
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Artificial respiration
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Hypercapnia
Methods
Patient outcomes
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Zusammenfassung:A 19-year-old male presented with history of massive hemoptysis. The patient was kept on mechanical ventilation because of severe hypoxia. Lung protective ventilation with low tidal volume was given in view of very poor pulmonary compliance. During the course of treatment, the patient developed a very high CO2 level of 373 mmHg. The patient was successfully weaned off on the 9(th) day without any obvious adverse consequences.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/0972-5229.140154