Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Feb 2018
Review[Respiratory Insufficiency: State of the Art - Diagnosis and Therapy].
The term "respiratory insufficiency" (RI) describes the inability of an organism to maintain the gas exchange between the ambient air and its peripheral organs. This causes a hypoxia and hypercapnia. The mechanisms that lead to RI are either an impaired gas exchange in the lung tissue or an alveolar hypoventilation caused by an insufficient ventilatory pump. ⋯ It relieves the exhausted respiratory muscles and improves respiratory situation. It can be used for hypoxic RI as well, but frequently invasive ventilation is required. If NIV is not able to improve the patient's condition, invasive ventilation (IV) is applied.