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Thorax 55:434-436 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.5.434
  • Case Report

Management of respiratory failure with ventilation via intranasal stents in cystic fibrosis

Table 1

Blood gas tensions during nasal ventilation in relation to placement of stents

A B(–3) C(–2) D(–1) E(0) F(+1) G(+1) H(+4) I(+6) J(+7) K(+17) L(+20)
NIPPV No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Settings 3/9/12 3/11/12 3/11/12 3/13/12 3/13/15 3/13/15 3/13/15 3/13/15
Fio2 (l) Air 4 4 4 6 8 12 10 8 8 4 4
H+ 7.5 41.0 33.0 33.1 30.7 40.1 32.6 35.1 36.2 35.5 42.6 44.2
CO2 5.9 9.3 10.0 6.8 6.7 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.6 8.2 7.7
O2 7.5 6.7 7.3 8.3 5.0 6.4 9.6 8.7 9.6 18.2 17.2 11.2
HCO3 33.5 40.8 55.1 37.7 40.5 34.8 42.0 37.7 36.4 39.8 34.7 31.5
Sao 2(%) 92 84 91 94 75 82 95 93 95 99 94

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