治療的好處

除了身體上感覺更好，無創通氣治療對肥胖低通氣綜合症還有許多其它的好處。

• 血液和肺部中間的氣體交換得到改善1

• 減輕負責呼吸的肌肉的壓力2

• 對肺功能有正面影響3

• 與那些沒有採用無創通氣治療的患者相比，壽命更長4

參考資料

01 Olson AL, Zwillich C. The obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Am J Med 2005 Sep; 118(9): 948-56.

02 Nowbar S, Burkart KM, Gonzales R, Fedorowicz A, Gozansky WS, Gaudio JC, Taylor MR, Zwillich CW. Obesity-associated hypoventilation in hospitalised patients: prevalence, effects, and outcome. Am J Med. 2004 Jan 1; 116(1): 1-7.

03 Berg G, Delaive K, Manfreda J, et al. The use of healthcare resources in obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Chest. 2001; 120: 377-383.

04 Budweiser, S., Hitzl A.P., Jörres, R.A., Schmidbauer, K., Heinemann, F., Pfeifer, M., (2007). Health-related quality of life and long-term prognosis in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: a prospective survival analysis. Respir Res 8(17): 92.