舒利迭无创通气对慢性阻塞性肺疾病合并呼吸衰竭患者肺功能及动脉血 气分析的影响

目的:探讨舒利迭联合无创通气对慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)合并呼吸衰竭患者肺功能和动脉血气的影响。方法:选取2013年5月-2015年5月在我院接受治疗的COPD合并呼吸衰竭患者92例,根据治疗方法不同,将患者分为研究组和对照组。对照组患者给予控制感染、化痰、平喘等常规治疗,研究组在此基础上给予舒利迭无创通气治疗。采用血气分析仪检测两组患者治疗前后二氧化碳分压(PaCO_2)、血氧分压(PaO_2)及酸碱度(pH)等动脉血气指标。应用肺功能检测仪检测患者用力肺活量(FVC)、呼气高峰流量(PEFR)以及1 s用力呼气容积(FEV1)等肺功能指标。结果:治疗前,两组患者PaCO_2,PaO_2,pH,FVC,PEFR及FEV1比较,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后,两组患者PaCO_2较治疗前明显下降,而PaO_2与pH明显上升,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后,研究组PaCO_2低于对照组,而PaO_2与pH高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);治疗后,两组患者FVC,PEFR及FEV1明显上升,且研究组高于对照组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:舒利迭联合无创通气对COPD合并呼吸衰竭患者肺功能及动脉血气具有明显的改善作用,值得临床推广及应用。     

丹参川芎嗪注射液联合NIPPV治疗COPD合并呼吸衰竭的临床疗效

目的:探讨丹参川芎嗪注射液联合无创正压通气(NIPPV)治疗慢性阻塞性肺病COPD合并呼吸衰竭的临床疗效。方法:选择2015年1月至2016年12月在我院进行治疗的COPD合并呼吸衰竭患者70例,随机分为两组,每组35例。对照组患者采用NIPPV治疗,观察组在此基础上给予丹参川芎嗪注射液静脉滴注。比较两组患者治疗期间的动脉血气分数、肺功能指标,评价两组患者治疗前后的病情状况以及阻塞性肺病及支气管哮喘生理状况。结果:治疗后3 d以及10 d,观察组动脉血氧分压(PaO_2)、一秒用力呼气容积(FEV1)、用力肺活量(FVC)以及FEV1/FVC均显著高于对照组(P0.05),观察组动脉二氧化碳分压(PaCO_2)显著低于对照组(P0.05),而两组间动脉血氧饱和度(SaO_2)、pH比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,观察组的急性生理性与慢性健康状况(APACHEⅡ)以及慢性阻塞性肺疾病和支气管哮喘生理(CAPS)评分均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:丹参川芎嗪注射液辅助NIPPV有利于COPD合并呼吸衰竭患者肺功能的恢复,改善患者血气指标和预后。     

无创正压通气联合纤维支气管镜肺泡灌洗对老年AECOPD合并Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者肺功能及血气指标的影响

目的:观察无创正压通气(NIPPV)联合纤维支气管镜(FB)肺泡灌洗对老年急性加重期慢性阻塞性肺疾病(AECOPD)合并Ⅱ型呼吸衰竭患者肺功能及血气指标的影响,为临床治疗方案的选择提供依据。方法:选取82例于2017年1月～2019年1月间在我院住院治疗的老年AECOPD合并II型呼吸衰竭患者。根据治疗方法将患者分为观察组(NIPPV联合FB肺泡灌洗治疗,n=42)与对照组(单独NIPPV治疗,n=40)。观察两组患者的住院时间及抗菌药静脉滴注时间,并比较治疗前及治疗后两组患者的血气指标[pH值(pH)、氧分压(PaO_2)、二氧化碳分压(PaCO_2)、血氧饱和度(SaO_2)]、肺功能指标[一秒钟用力呼气容积(FEV1)、肺活量(FVC)、呼气峰值流速(PEF)]的变化情况。记录两组患者治疗过程中的并发症发生情况。结果:观察组住院时间及抗菌药物静脉滴注时间均明显短于对照组(P0.05)。治疗后,两组pH、PaO_2、SaO_2明显上升,而PaCO_2明显下降(P0.05),且与对照组比较,观察组的pH、PaO_2、SaO_2明显较高,而PaCO_2明显较低(P0.05)。治疗后,对照组FEV1、FVC、PEF无明显变化(P0.05),观察组FEV1、FVC、PEF均明显升高且高于对照组(P0.05)。两组患者不良反应发生率比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:NIPPV联合FB肺泡灌洗治疗对老年AECOPD合并II型呼吸衰竭患者血气指标及肺功能均有较好的改善效果,能明显缩短患者的住院时间及抗菌药静脉滴注时间,且安全性良好。     

术前呼吸功能训练联合术后快速康复操对胸腔镜肺叶切除术肺癌患者呼吸功能、生活质量和康复效果的影响

摘要 目的：观察术前呼吸功能训练联合术后快速康复操对胸腔镜肺叶切除术肺癌患者呼吸功能、生活质量和康复效果的影响。方法：97例研究病例选取自2019年4月~2021年5月期间我院收治的行胸腔镜肺叶切除术肺癌患者。将97例患者根据信封抽签法分为对照组（48例）和观察组（49例）,对照组患者予以术前呼吸功能训练和手术常规康复训练,观察组患者在对照组基础上联合术后快速康复操。对比两组术前、术后1周的呼吸功能、生活质量和康复效果,对比两组术后并发症发生率。结果：观察组术后1周用力肺活量（FVC）、第1秒用力呼气容积（FEV₁）、动脉血氧分压（PaO₂）高于对照组（P<0.05）。观察组术后1周动脉二氧化碳分压（PaCO₂）低于对照组（P<0.05）。观察组术后1周症状领域评分低于对照组（P<0.05）。观察组术后1周功能领域、总体健康状况评分高于对照组（P<0.05）。观察组患者的术后肛门排气时间、保留尿管时间、保留胸管时间、住院时间短于对照组（P<0.05）。观察组的术后并发症发生率低于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：术前呼吸功能训练联合术后快速康复操应用于胸腔镜肺叶切除术肺癌患者,可促进术后康复,改善其呼吸功能,提高生活质量,减少并发症发生风险。     

参麦注射液治疗慢性呼吸衰竭急性加重患者的临床效果

目的：探讨参麦注射液用于治疗慢性呼吸衰竭急性加重患者的临床效果。方法：选取2011年3月．2012年6月在我愿接受治疗的慢性呼吸衰竭急性加重的患者68例,随机分为参麦组和对照组,每组各34例。对照组采取常规方法进行治疗,参麦组在此基础上给予参麦注射液加以治疗。观察并比较两组患者的治愈率、住院时间、肺功能指标（FEVl）及血气分析情况等相关指标。结果：参麦组的治愈率为91．18％,与对照组的53．12％相比较,差异显著（X^2=10．8800,P〈0．05）。参麦组的住院时间显著短于对照组,其肺功能指标、血气分析结果包括氧分压值和二氧化碳分压值均明显优于对照组,具有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论：参麦注射液治疗慢性呼吸衰竭急性加重疾病不失为一种优良的治疗方案,不仅患者临床症状得到明显的改善,病情好转加快,还可以调节患者的免疫力,在临床上值得推广。     

Effect of lung resection on blood lactate threshold in lung cancer patients

We studied the effect of a decrease in vital capacity (VC) on the blood lactate threshold detected during exercise in 16 preoperative (PRE) and 10 postoperative (POST) lung cancer patients who had undergone lobectomy or pneumonectomy. The PRE patients were selected on the basis of having normal preoperative pulmonary function. The POST patients were selected on the basis of having normal preoperative pulmonary function and a postoperative VC of less than 80%. The oxygen consumption/body surface area at a 2.2 m.mol.l-1 arterial lactate concentration (VO2/BSA at La-2.2) was adopted as the blood lactate threshold. VC/BSA in the POST group significantly correlated with VO2/BSA at La-2.2 (r = 0.85, P less than 0.01), but not in the PRE group. SaO2 at La-2.2 was 95.4 +/- 1.5% in the PRE group and 95.2 +/- 1.3% in the POST group. SaO2 at La-2.2 did not correlated with VC/BSA in either group. The hemoglobin concentration (Hb) in the arterial blood correlated significantly with VC/BSA in the POST group (r = 0.65, P less than 0.05) but not in the PRE group. These results indicate that VO2/BSA at La-2.2 was restricted by VC in patients with restrictive pulmonary function disorder. Of the three elements of oxygen delivery, Hb was a limiting factor for VO2/BSA at La-2.2 but SaO2 was not. Cardiac output, which was not measured in our study, was speculated to be another limiting factor for VO2/BSA at La-2.2.     

全身麻醉复合硬膜外麻醉与全身麻醉对老年腹部肿瘤手术患者的影响

目的:探究全身麻醉复合硬膜外麻醉与全身麻醉对老年腹部肿瘤手术患者影响。方法:选择2015年10月-2018年10月于我院进行手术治疗的老年腹部肿瘤患者96例,随机分为两组,每组48例患者。其中,对照组患者给予全身麻醉,研究组患者联合硬膜外麻醉,对比两组患者的麻醉指标、围术期指标、应激激素指标、肺功能指标和不同时间点血清NSE、S100β浓度的变化。结果:研究组患者的瑞芬太尼用量、异丙酚用量、苏醒时间、拔管时间均显著少于(短于)对照组(P<0.05);对照组患者术后肾上腺素、去甲肾上腺素、皮质醇等指标水平均比术前显著升高(P<0.05);研究组患者术后的去甲肾上腺素水平显著高于术前(P<0.05),但肾上腺素、皮质醇与术前无显著性差异(P<0.05);随着治疗时间推移,两组患者手术1 h时、手术时2 h时、术毕时血清NSE、S100β浓度呈逐渐升高趋势,且研究组患者以上指标均明显低于对照组(P<0.05);对照组患者术后的(MVV-VE)/FEV1、MVV/FEV1指标水平均比术前显著降低(P<0.05);RV/TLC水平比术前显著升高(P<0.05);但研究组患者术后的(MVV-VE)/FEV1、MVV/FEV1、RV/TLC等指标与术前无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论:与全身麻醉相比,全身麻醉复合硬膜外麻醉可更有效改善老年腹部肿瘤患者手术指标,并控制机体应激反应和降低麻醉过程对脑部的损伤,且对其肺功能影响较小。     

高血压脑出血患者术后重症监护治疗与早期再出血的相关因素分析

目的:探究高血压脑出血患者术后重症监护治疗与早期(24 h内)再出血的相关因素。方法:回顾性分析2014年1月至2018年10月于中山大学附属第一医院及中山市人民医院行手术治疗并进行重症监护的高血压脑出血患者的相关资料,记录术后早期发生再出血情况,比较其相关因素,包括年龄、性别、术前格拉斯哥昏迷量表(GCS)评分、出血量、术前收缩压、术后收缩压、镇静时间、插管时间、有无使用止血药、血压波动、血压差、有无镇痛情况,分析术后早期再出血的影响因素。结果:本研究共纳入465例患者,其中术后早期再出血患者44例,未再出血患者421例,再出血发生率为9.46%(44/465)。高血压脑出血术后早期再出血患者的术后收缩压、有无镇痛、血压差、血压波动与未再出血患者比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。术后早期再出血患者的年龄、性别及术前GCS评分、出血量、术前收缩压、镇静时间、插管时间、有无使用止血药与未再出血患者比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,患者血压波动大是术后早期再出血的危险因素,手术前后血压差大、术后使用镇痛治疗是其保护因素。结论:高血压脑出血患者术后血压波动、手术前后血压差及术后镇痛治疗均是早期再出血的影响因素,合理降压及镇痛治疗可减少脑出血术后早期再出血的发生。     

Pulmonary complications following abdominal lipectomy

Previous reports underestimate the morbidity of a lipectomy, having focused on mortality statistics. Alterations of respiratory kinetics leading to complications do not always correlate with the usual signs and symptoms of respiratory failure. Patients at increased risk, namely, those with obesity, a smoking history, or lung disease, deserve special attention, including appropriate pulmonary function studies in the preoperative and postoperative phase. The following studies are indicated in the preoperative assessment of the high-risk patient: (1) vital capacity, (2) arterial blood gases, and (3) chest radiograph.     

TNF-α system and lung function impairment in obesity

A potential interaction between pulmonary function, abnormal adipose tissue activity, and systemic inflammation has been suggested. This study explores the relationship between circulating soluble TNF-α receptors (sTNF-R1 and sTNF-R2) and respiratory function parameters in obese subjects. Thirty-one non-diabetic morbidly obese women with a history of non-smoking and without prior cardiovascular or respiratory disease were prospectively recruited in the outpatient Obesity Unit of a referral center. Pulmonary function test included a forced spirometry, static pulmonary volume measurements, non-attended respiratory polygraphy, and arterial gas blood sampling. Circulating levels of sTNFR-R1, sTNF-R2, interleukine 6 and adiponectin were determined using ELISA. Statistical analysis included a multivariate regression analysis taking into account the potential confounders. sTNF-R1 positively correlated with BMI (r=0.571, p=0.001) and arterial carbon dioxide pressure (PaCO(2), r=0.381, p=0.038), but negatively with forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV(1), r=-0.437, p=0.012), maximum midexpiratory flow (FEF(25-75), r=-0.370, p=0.040) and forced vital capacity (FVC, r=-0.483, p=0.005). However, no correlation between sTNF-R2 and BMI and either pulmonary function tests or arterial blood samples was observed. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that sTNF-R1 independently predicted FEV(1) (beta=-0.437, p=0.012) and FVC (beta=-0.483, p=0.005). Thus, circulating levels of sTNF-R1, but not sTNF-R2, are related to reduced lung volumes and airflow limitation in morbidly obese patients prior to the development of a clinically recognized respiratory disease. Therefore, studies addressed to evaluating the potential beneficial effect of anti-TNF-α agents on pulmonary function tests in obese subjects seem warranted.     

Are "pink puffers" more breathless than "blue bloaters"?

Breathlessness, disability, and exercise tolerance were assessed in 26 patients with severe chronic airflow limitation (forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than or equal to 1 litre) divided into two groups--15 patients who were normocapnic (pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (Paco2) less than 5.5 kPa (less than 41.4 mm Hg)), and 11 patients who were hypercapnic (Paco2 greater than 6 kPa (greater than than 45.1 mm Hg)). The two groups were well matched for spirometric values (FEV1 0.59 1 and 0.62 1, respectively). All of the hypercapnic patients could improve blood gas tensions towards normal by hyperventilation. There were no significant differences in visual analogue scores of breathlessness during treadmill exercise, disability (oxygen-cost diagram, dyspnoea grade), or exercise tolerance (six-minute walk, maximal consumption of oxygen during bicycle ergometry, distance walked to exhaustion in progressive treadmill test). The findings show that the "fight" to maintain normal blood gas tensions in the face of severe airflow limitation does not have an appreciable cost in terms of disability.     

继发性肺结核伴呼吸衰竭患者肺功能与血气指标的相关性

摘要 目的：探讨继发性肺结核伴呼吸衰竭患者肺功能与血气指标的相关性。方法：2018年3月到2020年1月选择在本院诊治的继发性肺结核患者122例,所有患者都给予肺功能与血气指标检测,并进行相关性分析。结果：122例患者根据合并呼吸衰竭情况分为呼吸衰竭组(n=48)与非呼吸衰竭组(n=74)。呼吸衰竭组的用力肺活量(Forced vital capacity,FVC)、第一秒用力肺活量(forced expiratory volume in one second,FEV₁)、FEV₁/FVC、MMEF、MEF50、MEF25值都显著低于非呼吸衰竭组(P<0.05);呼吸衰竭组的PaO₂与Hb值显著低于非呼吸衰竭组(P<0.05),两组PaCO₂、pH值对比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);呼吸衰竭组的低氧血症、高血红蛋白血症等发生率显著高于非呼吸衰竭组(P<0.05),两组高碳酸血症发生率对比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。在呼吸衰竭组中,Spearman 相关性检验分析显示FVC、FEV₁、FEV₁/FVC、MMEF、MEF50、MEF25与PaO₂、Hb存在相关性(P<0.05)。结论：继发性肺结核伴呼吸衰竭患者在临床上比较常见,多伴随有肺功能下降与血气指标异常,呼吸衰竭患者的肺功能与血气指标存在相关性。     

Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly

With careful attention to details of preoperative, operative and postoperative care, intrathoracic procedures can be carried out safely in the elderly patient. The authors describe such procedures in 111 patients over 60 years of age who presented with a wide variety of primary diseases. Bronchogenic carcinoma, present in 48 patients, was the commonest. One-third of the total group had significant associated disease, usually in the form of coronary artery or chronic respiratory disease. The overall mortality rate was 6.3%.Before surgery, all patients were prophylactically digitalized regardless of their cardiac status. Blood volume estimations were determined in those with excessive weight loss. At operation, measurement of central venous pressure was found to be the best guide to blood replacement.Retention of bronchial secretions was the commonest postoperative complication. This problem can be minimized with intensive chest physiotherapy, adequate hydration, minimal doses of analgesic agents and, when indicated, early tracheostomy.     

信必可都保对慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者树突细胞的调节

目的:探讨布地奈德/福莫特罗吸入剂(商品名:信必可都保)对于慢性阻塞性肺疾病(chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD)患者外周血中树突状细胞(dendritic cell DCs)亚群、肺功能以及炎症反应因子的影响。方法:选取符合入组标准的COPD急性加重期患者,共80例,随机分成2组,每组40人。对照组给予常规对症治疗,实验组在此基础上给予信必可都保吸入,观察入组对象治疗前、治疗4周后两组患者外周血树突状细胞亚群(m DCs和pDCs)的水平、C反应蛋白(C-reactive protein CRP)、白细胞计数表达水平及CAT评分、肺功能的变化。结果:用药后m DCs和pDCs占外周血的百分比及m DCs/pDCs实验组及对照组均较用药前明显降低(P0.05),实验组优于对照组低,但差异无明显的统计学意义(P0.05)。用力肺活量(FVC)、FEV1占预计值百分比(FEV1%)、FEV1/FVC、CAT评分两组均较用药前有所改善,实验组较与对照组更明显(P0.05)。用药后C反应蛋白(CRP)、白细胞计数(WBC)较用药前有所改善,但用药后实验组与对照组相比无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:信必可都保可有效改善COPD患者肺功能,改善其临床症状,但对树突细胞亚群的影响不明显。     

不同预防性抗生素用于肿瘤患者围手术期的成本-效果分析

目的:探究不同抗生素用于肿瘤患者围手术期的成本-效果。方法:选择于我院接受手术治疗的93例肺癌患者,所有患者按照随机数字表法均分为三组,每组31例,三组患者实施不同的抗生素预防方案,对比三组患者的一般手术情况(手术时间、术中出血量、术后7 d最高体温、术后住院时间)、抗生素应用效果(术后呼吸道感染率、术后7 d平均体温、术后7 d平均白细胞计数)以及不同抗生素预防方案成本-效果。结果:(1)三组患者手术时间、术中出血量、术后7 d最高体温、住院时间对比差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);(2)三组患者术后呼吸道感染率、术后7 d平均体温、术后7 d平均白细胞计数对比差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);(3)A组患者具有最高的成本-效果比值,单位效果所花费的成本显著低于B、C两组(P0.05)。结论:术前预防及术后短疗程应用头孢唑林钠能够显著降低肺癌患者术后感染率,减少抗生素用量及花费,提高患者围手术期成本-效果。     

Response of pulmonary circulation to oral pirbuterol in chronic airflow obstruction.

The effects of the oral beta agonist pirbuterol on pulmonary haemodynamics and gas exchange were studied in nine patients with severe irreversible airflow obstruction and moderate arterial hypoxaemia. After administration of 15 mg pirbuterol pulmonary vascular resistance fell by 19% but cardiac output rose by 24%, so that pulmonary arterial pressure showed no significant change. Systemic arterial oxygen pressure fell by 7%, limiting the rise in oxygen delivery to 21%. All changes were significant at the 2% level. These results show that pirbuterol dilates the pulmonary bed at the cost of a slight worsening of gas exchange, which is compensated by an independent rise in blood flow.     

Evaluation Before Thoracotomy

When a thoracotomy is being considered, the physician must first determine whether the lesion is potentially resectable. However, an equally important decision is whether the patient can tolerate pulmonary resection if there are other serious underlying medical problems. In any patient with signs or symptoms of pulmonary disease, a spirogram, arterial blood gas study and electrocardiogram should be done as part of the routine preoperative evaluation. The detection of abnormal pulmonary function should prompt preoperative institution of respiratory care to optimize maximally a patient''s cardiorespiratory status before operation. If any of several indicators of a high risk of postoperative cardiopulmonary problems are found, split pulmonary function studies should be done to determine whether the lung remaining after resection will have adequate ventilation and perfusion. Xenon radiospirometry is preferable to bronchospirometry and right heart catheterization because of its noninvasiveness. Resection should not be undertaken in the presence of a predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) less than 0.8 liter, an arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO₂) greater than 45 mm of mercury or Xenon scans which show poor ventilation/perfusion (˙V/˙Q) matchup in what would be the remaining lung after resection. A case is reported which shows the value of this approach to preoperative evaluation in determining the risk of postoperative problems.     

人体通气状态对动脉血气波浪式幅度的影响*

目的: 本研究旨在发现不同通气模式下动脉血气的变化特点。方法: 选择心功能正常,需要连续监测动脉血流动力学变化的患者6 例,4男2女,年龄（59.00±16.64）岁,体质量（71.67±10.37）kg,左心射血分数（LVEF）（61.33±2.16）%。患者签署知情同意书后,分别于正常呼吸、憋气20 s以及高潮气量过度通气状态下连续15~16次心跳桡动脉、颈静脉逐搏取血,测定PO₂,用于分析三种呼吸状态下动、静脉血气的变化特点。分别比较患者相邻最高和最低值,以验证三种呼吸状态下动、静脉血气是否都存在周期性波浪式信号变化;此外,将患者动、静脉血气周期性波浪式信号的变化幅度进行统计学t检验分析,比较有无差异。结果: 共6例ICU 住院监护患者, 抽取动、静脉血液充满肝素化细长塑化管需要15~16次心跳,即取血需要15~16次心跳,全部覆盖超过2个呼吸周期。患者正常呼吸、憋气20 s以及高潮气量通气状态下动脉血气中PaO₂呈现波浪式变化,幅度分别是（9.96±5.18）mmHg,（5.33±1.55）mmHg和（13.13±7.55）mmHg,分别是各自均值的（8.09±2.43）%,（5.29±2.19）%,（10.40±2.68）%,高通气量呼吸模式波浪式变化幅度大于正常呼吸模式（P<0.05）,正常呼吸模式波浪式变化幅度大于憋气状态（P<0.05）。正常呼吸、憋气20 s以及高潮气量通气状态下静脉血气中PO₂未呈现波浪式变化,幅度分别是（1.63±0.41）mmHg,（1.13±0.41）mmHg和（1.31±0.67）mmHg,分别是各自均值的（3.91±1.22）%,（2.92±1.12）%,（3.33±1.81）%,都显著低于同状态下动脉血气,但组间差异不明显。结论: 分别于三种通气状态下采用连续逐搏动脉取血血气分析法证实,患者高通气状态呼吸时动脉血气的周期性波浪式变化信号增强,憋气时波浪式呼吸变化信号变弱,而静脉血氧分压波浪式变化幅度于三种呼吸状态下都不明显。说明肺通气导致肺换气是影响动脉血液波浪式信号幅度的直接决定性因素。     

Pulmonary circulation in experimental pneumonia

The ultrasonic technique was used in acute experiments on open-chest cats under controlled lung ventilation to test the blood flow in damaged and undamaged lung lobes in experimental pneumonia. It was shown that the absolute values of the linear and volumetric blood flow rate in the lower artery of the damaged lobe were similar to those in the analogous undamaged lobe. The blood flow in the damaged focus seems limited, while the blood volume passed through the vessels of the undamaged lobe is normal. This opinion is confirmed by high blood flow values in the artery supplying the damaged lobe with blood, when compared to the data on the absence of marked arterial hypoxaemia.     

Prognosis in Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents in Relation to Respiratory Pattern and Blood—gas Tensions

Respiratory pattern and arterial blood gas tensions were assessed in patients with acute cerebrovascular accidents. Hyperventilation, low Pco₂, and high arterial pH were associated with a poor prognosis, whereas patients with normal respiratory pattern and blood gas tensions survived. Periodic and Cheyne-Stokes breathing carried an intermediate prognosis.