%0 Journal Article
%T Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support (AVAPS) Mode in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Report of Two Cases
%A Handan £¿n£¿n¨¹
%A Deniz £¿elik
%J Turk Toraks Dergisi
%D 2012
%I Aves Yayincilik
%X Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is an effective treatment modality for patients with respiratory failure, chronic hypocsemia and/or hypercapnia, due to chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), thoracic rib cage and neuromuscular diseases. This treatment modality improves patients¡¯ dyspne scores, vital parameters, arterial blood gases, in addition to significantly decreasing the rates of intubation, nosocomial pneumonia and related mortality. Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support, (AVAPS) has been developed to ensure a more consistent tidal vol¨¹me (Vt) while delivering pressure support ventilation. We aim to present our two hypercapnic respiratory failure patient treated with the recently developed AVAPS mode, due to the promising results according to literature.
%K Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation
%K obesity hypoventilation syndrome
%K chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
%K respiratory failure
%K average volume-assured pressure support mode
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