title: Pulmonary edema and acute hypercapnic respiratory failure treated with bi-level nasal-CPAP: case report.
abstract: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation has been suggested for the treatment of patients with respiratory failure. We describe the case of a patient affected by bilateral cystic bronchiectasis and acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, due to a cardiogenic pulmonary edema, successfully treated with bi-level nasal-CPAP. This report suggests that in some cases noninvasive ventilatory support may mean avoiding tracheal intubation, even with critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Broncopneumologia, Azienda Ospedaliera E. Morelli, Sondalo (Sondrio), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorenzano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marruchella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aufiero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corbellini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merizzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tondini
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000628:therapy*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*