Management of respiratory failure with ventilation via intranasal stents in cystic fibrosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case history is presented of a patient with acute respiratory failure complicated by nasal obstruction resulting in intolerance of nasal ventilation. Urgent insertion of nasal stents permitted restoration of ventilation with resolution of breathlessness and stabilisation of arterial blood gases.
Medical subject headings
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Stents