Spence D
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1996 Sep;72(851):532-4. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.851.532.
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation is an effective treatment for nocturnal hypoventilation secondary to chest wall deformity or respiratory muscle weakness. Physicians should be aware that, in these groups of patients, disabling breathlessness can be alleviated and established cor pulmonale reversed by the technique.
鼻间歇正压通气是治疗因胸壁畸形或呼吸肌无力继发的夜间通气不足的有效方法。医生应意识到，对于这些患者群体，该技术可缓解致残性呼吸困难并逆转已形成的肺心病。
