title: Domiciliary mechanical ventilation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive lung disease and respiratory failure.
abstract: A patient of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with cor-pulmonale and chronic respiratory failure, who was given intermittent positive pressure ventilation at home, is reported. The patient did remarkably well on home mechanical ventilatory support. We believe this to be the first case report of domiciliary mechanical ventilation in a patient of COPD from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*