[Naloxone and naltrexone in the therapy of advanced COPD]. / Naloxone e naltrexone nella terapia della BPCO in fase avanzata.
Recenti Prog Med
; 82(4): 230-2, 1991 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-1857843
ABSTRACT
We report a patient with COPD and bullous emphysema treated with narcotic antagonists (naloxone and naltrexone) for severe respiratory failure, with hypoxemia and hypercapnia, non responding to traditional medical therapy. According to previous reports, this treatment was started while waiting for lung transplantation, and it improved clinical pattern and arterial blood gas levels. Though the patient died for left ventricular failure fifteen days after the beginning of therapy, we think that narcotic antagonists can be successfully administered in some patients with advanced stage COPD.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas
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Naloxona
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Naltrexona
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Recenti Prog Med
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article