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Review Case Reports
Preventing acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD patients.
- David Moore.
- Respiratory Medicine, Mater Hospital, Belfast. dmoore20@qub.ac.uk
- Nurs Stand. 2013 Jul 24; 27 (47): 35-41.
AbstractPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk of developing acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) if given high-concentration uncontrolled oxygen inappropriately. This article analyses a critical incident involving a patient who developed AHRF, and identifies areas for improvement in clinical practice that would improve the standard of care for patients with COPD.
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