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Obesity‐related respiratory failure is increasingly common but remains under‐diagnosed and under‐treated. There are several clinical phenotypes reported, including severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), isolated nocturnal hypoventilation with or without severe OSA and OSA complicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The presence of hypercapnic respiratory failure is associated with poor...
The benefits of acute non‐invasive ventilation to treat acidotic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are well‐established. Until recently, the evidence for home mechanical ventilation (HMV) to treat patients with stable COPD had been lacking. This has subsequently been addressed by the application of higher levels of pressure support combined with targeted management of chronic...
The respiratory system consists of two main components: the lungs and the respiratory muscle pump. Respiratory failure is the consequence of lung failure leading to hypoxaemia, or respiratory muscle pump failure resulting in hypercapnia. Type 1 respiratory failure (hypoxaemic respiratory failure) is defined as a partial pressure of arterial oxygen (P a O 2 ) less than 8.0 kPa, and...
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