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Thorax 2000;55:434-436 ( May )

Case report

Management of respiratory failure with ventilation via intranasal stents in cystic fibrosis F P Edenborougha, M Wildmana, D W Morganb

a Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK, b Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Correspondence to: Dr F P Edenborough, Adult CF Unit, Sorby Wing, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK

Received 11 June 1998; Returned to authors 10 September 1998; Revised version received 1 December 1998; Accepted for publication 16 December 1998

The case history is presented of a patient with acute respiratory failure complicated by nasal obstruction resulting in intolerance of nasal ventilation. Urgent insertion of nasal stents permitted restoration of ventilation with resolution of breathlessness and stabilisation of arterial blood gases.


Keywords: cystic fibrosis; respiratory failure; nasal stents; nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation

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