Open AccessReversibility of Hypercapnia after an Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Author(s) -
Jens Bräunlich,
Kristin Turba,
Hubert Wirtz
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000524845
Subject(s) - medicine , hypercapnia , copd , exacerbation , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , copd exacerbation , respiratory system , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
After an episode of hypercapnic AECOPD, some patients show reversible, prolonged or persistent hypercapnic respiratory failure. However, at the time of patient discharge, it is uncertain whether patients will remain hypercapnic or may return to a physiologic gas status.