Open AccessGuidance Value of Procalcitonin Detection in Selecting Switching Points for Sequential Therapy in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated by Respiratory Failure
Author(s) -
Fang Ding,
Wenjing Liu,
Huiqing Wang,
Weiwei Wang,
Yang Chao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s366028
Subject(s) - medicine , procalcitonin , exacerbation , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , respiratory failure , copd , acute respiratory failure , respiratory system , respiratory disease , disease , lung , mechanical ventilation , sepsis
To analyse the guiding value of procalcitonin (PCT) for the selection of ventilation switching points in sequential mechanical ventilation for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory failure, and to provide a reference for the optimisation of mechanical ventilation for patients with COPD and respiratory failure.