[Resolvement of respiratory failure and polycythemia after CPAP treatment in a middle-aged male with severe obstructive sleep apnea]. / Ustapienie niewydolnosci oddychania i poliglobulii po zastosowaniu aparatu CPAP u chorego z ciezka postacia obturacyjnego bezdechu sennego.
Pneumonol Alergol Pol
; 77(5): 479-83, 2009.
Article
in Pl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19890829
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 52 year-old obese (BMI = 46.2 kg/m(2)) man with severe obstructive sleep apnea (RDI of 60). Before CPAP treatment was applied, the patient was diagnosed with complete respiratory failure and polycythemia. During effective autoCPAP treatment (after 10 days AHI was 5.5 at 10 mbar pressure) we observed normalization of arterial blood gases (PaCO(2) of borderline value). After one month's treatment with autoCPAP at home, we found normalization of blood morphology parameters and PaCO(2) had returned to normal, and the patient was properly oxygenated. The patient lost 22 kg during therapy (9 kg in hospital, and 13 kg at home) which resulted in the spirometric measurements returning to their normal value.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polycythemia
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Pl
Journal:
Pneumonol Alergol Pol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article