RespiratoryFailure1
AbstractsRespiratoryfailure,whetheracuteorchronic,isafrequentlyfacedproblemandamajorcauseofdeathinourcountry
Forexample,mortalityfromCOPD,whichendsindeathfromrespiratoryfailure,continuestoincrease
Morethan70%ofthedeathsinpatientswithpneumoniaareattributedtorespiratoryfailure
DefinitionRespiratoryfailureisfunctionalacuteorchronicdisordercausedbyanyconditionthataffectsthelung’sabilitytomaintainarterialoxygenationorcarbondioxide(CO2)elimination
Itisdefinedasaconditioninwhichthisgasexchangedeterioratesbelowtheusuallevel,sothatarterialoxygentensiondecreases,withorwithoutanabnormalriseinarterialcarbondioxidetension
ClassificationsGenerallybothacuteandchronicrespiratoryfailuremaybedividedintotwomaincategories:TyperespiratoryfailureⅠTyperespiratoryfailureisalsocalledⅠ