| Literature DB >> 2651038 |
D A Strumpf1, P Harrop, J Dobbin, R P Millman.
Abstract
A 75-year-old man with obstructive sleep apnea and secondary right heart failure was started on nasal CPAP therapy. Shortly thereafter he experienced massive life-threatening epistaxis requiring nasal packing and hospitalization. The epistaxis was thought to be due to the drying effect of nasal CPAP.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2651038 DOI: 10.1378/chest.95.5.1141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN: 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410