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PaO 2 -guided Low-dose Oxygen Therapy for Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis to Prevent Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Pneumonia.
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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2021 Oct 01; Vol. 60 (19), pp. 3101-3105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 12. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We herein report the first case of low-dose oxygen therapy for pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) using PaO <subscript>2</subscript> as a therapeutic index to prevent acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia. An 86-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with abdominal distension. PCI was diagnosed by abdominal computed tomography. Low-dose oxygen therapy was started to avoid acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia. The oxygen dose was adjusted so that the PaO <subscript>2</subscript> value was approximately 100 mmHg. After seven days of treatment, the colon gas had disappeared, and no acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia was observed. A PaO <subscript>2</subscript> value around 100 mmHg is effective for PCI without inducing acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1349-7235
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33840698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.7064-21