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Respiratory failure in tuberculosis: a modern perspective

John M Shneerson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.4-1-72
Clin Med January 2004
John M Shneerson
Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
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Abstract

Acute respiratory failure is more common in miliary tuberculosis than in tuberculous bronchopneumonia and also has a worse prognosis. Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure is frequent after both spinal tuberculosis and surgical treatments for pulmonary tuberculosis. It may develop insidiously or present acutely, for instance, during a chest infection. Hypoventilation appears during REM sleep before non-REM sleep or wakefulness and is readily treatable with non-invasive ventilation. The prognosis is good even if initially tracheostomy ventilation is required temporarily.

Key Words
  • miliary tuberculosis
  • nasal ventilation
  • nocturnal hypoventilation
  • phrenic nerve crush
  • plombage
  • respiratory failure
  • spinal tuberculosis
  • thoracoplasty
  • tuberculosis
  • weaning
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John M Shneerson
Clinical Medicine Jan 2004, 4 (1) 72-76; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-1-72

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Clinical Medicine Jan 2004, 4 (1) 72-76; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-1-72
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