Effect of non-invasive ventilator in combination with tiotropium bromide on pulmonary function and sleep quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Abstract:Purpose: To study the influence of non-invasive ventilator and tiotropium bromide on pulmonary function and sleep quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) combined with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).Methods: One hundred and twenty patients with COPD-OSAHS were selected and randomly assigned to control group (CG) and treatment group (TG), with 60 subjects in each group. Non-invasive ventilator therapy was used in both groups, based on conventional therapy, while … Show more
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