Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2023; 11(13): 3029-3037
Published online May 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.3029
Table 1 Demographic data

Case 1
Case 2
Age4736
GenderFM
Height (cm)163.5172
Weight (kg)130167.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)48.9356.48
Past medical history
HypertensionOO
Diabetes mellitusOO
Heart failureOO
Pulmonary hypertensionOO
Cor pulmonaleO×
Chronic kidney diseaseO×
Bronchial asthmaO×
Table 2 Comparison of admission and discharge results

Patient 1
Patient 2

Adm
RM consult
Discharge
F/U (4 mo)
Adm
RM consult
Discharge
F/U (4 mo)
Height (cm)163.5163.5163.5163.5172172172172
Weight (kg)130105.598.288167.1138.4135.7138
BMI48.6339.4736.7332.9256.4846.7845.8746.65
Noninvasive ventilation
ModeiVAPSiVAPSPCVPCV
SettingTarget Va 8Target Va 8IPAP 19IPAP 19
PS 2-14PS 2-14EPAP 5EPAP 5
EPAP 4-10EPAP 4-10
O24 L/min4 L/min4 L/min4 L/min
Apply time9 pm-7 am9 pm-7 am10 pm-6 am10 pm-6 am
Daytime O215 L/min15 L/min1.5L/minNone10 L/min10 L/minNoneNone
(reserve mask)
ABG test1
pH↓7.3077.3547.39-↓7.1487.3517.406-
PCO2 (mmHg)↑97.1↑96.7↑51.7-↑110↑74.937.7-
PO2 (mmHg)↓73.3↓63.8↓72.3-↓7910397.3-
SaO2 (%)93.288.694.3-91.797.598-
Pulmonary function test
PCF (L/min)NTNT260-NT340370510
FVC (L)NTNT2.273.21NTNT4.72 (102%)4.64 (101%)
-0.75-0.95
FEV1 (L)NTNT1.712.39NTNT3.46 (101%)2.76
-0.66-0.93-0.81
FEV1/FVC (%)NTNT7575NTNT7359
PEF (%)NTNT72-NTNT8456
6MWTNTNT234 m376 mNT389 m480 m549 m
AHI2Not done78.1/h