| Literature DB >> 11898121 |
Shyam Subramanian1, Kingman P. Strohl.
Abstract
A survey of our pulmonary service revealed little consensus as to the definition, work-up, and management of hypoventilation, more often encountered in the presence of obesity. If hypoventilation is defined by an arterial carbon dioxide level above 45mmHg, 22% of artrial blood gas samples over a 5-month period met this criterium, suggesting a high Oany-causeO prevalence. This article presents the rationale and explanation for a management protocol for obesity-hypoventilation that is currently being assessed in the VA Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University training program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.Entities:
Year: 1999 PMID: 11898121 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-999-0131-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sleep Breath ISSN: 1520-9512 Impact factor: 2.816