Self-Management of Nocturnal Respiratory Insufficiency with a Portable Ventilator "Pneu-PAC" by an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patient.
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japanese Society of Internal Medicine in Japanese Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 30 (3) , 260-265
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine1962.30.260
Abstract
A 76-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was admitted to our hospital because of progressive exertional dyspnea (PaCO2 = 68.5 torr, PaO2 = 62.5 torr). He was put on mechanical ventilation, and thereafter sleep apnea of a central type was recognized. After improvement of general conditions, a portable ventilator "Pneu-PAC" was used for the self-management of nocturnal respiratory insufficiency. A portable ventilator might be of clinical benefit for the management of a patient with neuromuscular disorder whose activities of daily living are still functional.Keywords
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