Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study

Sarah Orfanos (1) , Dany Jaffuel (2) , Christophe Perrin , Nicolas Molinari (3, 4) , Pascal Chanez (5, 6) , Alain Palot (5, 6)

1 AMU MED - Aix-Marseille Université - Faculté de médecine
2 Département pneumologie et addictologie [Montpellier]
3 PhyMedExp - Physiologie & médecine expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles [U 1046]
4 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
5 APHM - Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille
6 LAI - Adhésion et Inflammation

Obesity is a major worldwide public health issue. The main respiratory complication stemming from obesity is obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Most of the OHS patients diagnosed during an exacerbation are treated with non invasive ventilation (NIV). Up to date, no prospective study has demonstrated in real life conditions the feasibility of a systematic protocoled switch of NIV to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), once stability is achieved.

Mots clés: Bilevel positive airway pressure; Continuous positive airway pressure; Non invasive ventilation; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnea

Domaines: Pneumologie et système respiratoire

Sarah Orfanos, Dany Jaffuel, Christophe Perrin, Nicolas Molinari, Pascal Chanez, et al.. Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017, 17 (1), pp.50. ⟨10.1186/s12890-017-0391-9⟩. ⟨hal-01777702⟩