Pal'man A D, Polatvskaya M G, Plaksina N A
Klin Med (Mosk). 2016;94(10):784-9.
Severe obesity sometimes leads to chronic respiratory failure. This condition is termed obesity-hypoventilation or Pickwickian syndrome. This article reports clinical observation illustrating effectiveness of noninvasive pressure support ventilation for the treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure in a patient with morbid obesity. The treatment strategies for such patients are discussed.
重度肥胖有时会导致慢性呼吸衰竭。这种情况被称为肥胖低通气或匹克威克综合征。本文报告了临床观察结果，阐明了无创压力支持通气治疗病态肥胖患者高碳酸血症性呼吸衰竭的有效性。并讨论了此类患者的治疗策略。
