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Alveolar dead space in mechanically ventilated COPD patients and its impact on weaning
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Helmy, Tamer Abdallah Aglan, Ahmed Ragab, Mohamed |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Purpose: To determine the value of alveolar dead space as a predictor of weaning failure in mechanically ventilated COPD patients admitted to the intensive care units. Design: A prospective, observational cohort study conducted from 1 March 2014 to 31 August 2014. Setting: general Intensive care unit of Alexandria main University Hospitals. Patients: Eighty COPD patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Methods: After intubation and MV, the patients were evaluated to assess the impact of alveolar dead space on weaning. Results: sixety patients (75%) were successfully weaned and twenty patients (25%) were failed out. Of the eighty cases, 56 (70%) were males. Mean age of the studied patients was 63±10.95 and mean days of MV was 7.40±3.68. Mean value of alveolar dead space was 42.63±11.15% in the successfully weaned group and 52.09±8.28 in the failed weaning group (p = <0.001). Conclusion: In the present work; alveolar dead space had a significant impact on weaning in mechanically ventilated COPD patients, higher levels of dead space values were observed in the failed weaning group. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.usa-journals.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Helmy_Vol38.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
