Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis
Introduction: This case report discusses the successful use of an improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus made using items commonly available in a poorly resourced district hospital. Case presentation: A 64-year-old female with no co-morbidities presented with respirat...
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| description | Introduction: This case report discusses the successful use of an improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus made using items commonly available in a poorly resourced district hospital. Case presentation: A 64-year-old female with no co-morbidities presented with respiratory failure due to pulmonary tuberculosis and was not accepted into the regional Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on referral. She required 8 days of improvised bubble CPAP to maintain adequate oxygen saturation before weaning and eventual discharge. Discussion: Improvised bubble CPAP is commonly used in neonatal care in developing countries and well described in literature however, there are no reports of its successful use in adult patients. In the absence of access to ICU or other Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) equipment, improvised bubble CPAP may provide some therapeutic benefit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d05c0ec767d14710b71a3257f5cba8ff2022-12-21T19:53:20ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2020-12-01104281283Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosisTabitha Nadishani Meyer0Gareth Dudley Meyer1Hans Jurgen Hendriks2Zithulele Hospital, Mqanduli, South AfricaZithulele Hospital, Mqanduli, South Africa; Corresponding author at: Zithulele Hospital, Mqanduli, South Africa.Zithulele Hospital, Mqanduli, South Africa; Department of Family Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaIntroduction: This case report discusses the successful use of an improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus made using items commonly available in a poorly resourced district hospital. Case presentation: A 64-year-old female with no co-morbidities presented with respiratory failure due to pulmonary tuberculosis and was not accepted into the regional Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on referral. She required 8 days of improvised bubble CPAP to maintain adequate oxygen saturation before weaning and eventual discharge. Discussion: Improvised bubble CPAP is commonly used in neonatal care in developing countries and well described in literature however, there are no reports of its successful use in adult patients. In the absence of access to ICU or other Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) equipment, improvised bubble CPAP may provide some therapeutic benefit.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300665Respiratory distressSevere pneumoniaCPAPLow resource settingNon-invasive ventilation |
| spellingShingle | Tabitha Nadishani Meyer Gareth Dudley Meyer Hans Jurgen Hendriks Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis African Journal of Emergency Medicine Respiratory distress Severe pneumonia CPAP Low resource setting Non-invasive ventilation |
| title | Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full | Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_short | Successful use of an improvised bubble CPAP device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_sort | successful use of an improvised bubble cpap device for severe respiratory distress caused by pulmonary tuberculosis |
| topic | Respiratory distress Severe pneumonia CPAP Low resource setting Non-invasive ventilation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300665 |
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