A 22 year old woman with central alveolar hypoventilation (CAH) underwent repeated nocturnal polysomnographic recordings to assess the efficacy of negative pressure ventilation (NPV) administered by pneumowrap. The NPV successfully prevented hypoxia during most of the recording time; however, a sudden severe hypoxic episode not related to an apnoea occurred during a recording night with NPV. This made home use advisable together with an ear oximeter fitted with an alarm.
Central alveolar hypoventilation (Ondine's curse) treated with negative pressure venitlation
LUGARESI, Alessandra
1996-01-01
Abstract
A 22 year old woman with central alveolar hypoventilation (CAH) underwent repeated nocturnal polysomnographic recordings to assess the efficacy of negative pressure ventilation (NPV) administered by pneumowrap. The NPV successfully prevented hypoxia during most of the recording time; however, a sudden severe hypoxic episode not related to an apnoea occurred during a recording night with NPV. This made home use advisable together with an ear oximeter fitted with an alarm.File in questo prodotto:
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