Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Review Case Reports
Preventing acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD patients.
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk of developing acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) if given high-concentration uncontrolled oxygen inappropriately. This article analyses a critical incident involving a patient who developed AHRF, and identifies areas for improvement in clinical practice that would improve the standard of care for patients with COPD.