Episode 5 – COPD – who’s driving here?

Just  when you think you have a grip on the back story....You haven't. Just how does oxygen affect respiratory status in acute exacerbations of COPD?

Notes and References:

Wilson F Abdo and Leo MA Heunks - Oxygen-induced hypercapnia in COPD:myths and facts

Critical Care 2012, 16:323  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682248/

Austin M Effect of high flow oxygen on mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in prehospital setting: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2010;341:c5462  

https://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c5462

Robinson T  The Role of Hypoventilation and Ventilation-Perfusion Redistribution in Oxygen-induced Hypercapnia
during Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 161. pp 1524–1529, 2000.  https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/ajrccm.161.5.9904119?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed

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