patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure receiving a long-term oxygen therapy and/or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy and/or long-term NPPV
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not agree to participate in this study. Patients who can not understand our questionnaire.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of habitual intake of hypnotics on ABGs, especially PaCO2 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Effect of habitual intake of hypnotics on hospitalization rate and hospitalization length due to respiratory deteriolation. (2) Effect of habitual intake of hypnotics on prognosis. (3) Relationships between habitual intake of hypnotics and other factors such as health related quality of life. (4) Investigation of the prevalence of prescription of hypnotics in patients receiving a long-term oxygen therapy and/or long-term NPPV. (5) Investigation of subjective preference of hypnotics. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization Minami-Kyoto Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine