Ventilating Patient with Refractory Hypercarbia: Use of APRV Mode

A 70-year-old patient referred to our critical care unit with the diagnosis of type II respiratory failure with shock. Patient was a known case of COPD for last 20 years. His chest radiology revealed bilateral infiltrates. Patient was managed conservatively in the form of antibiotics, vasopressor...

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Main Authors: Zia Arshad, Ravi Prakash, Swati Aggarwal, Sapna Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7016/16380_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf