ABSTRACT
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening genetic disorder in Caucasians.
With the improved treatments that have become available, the median survival for patients
with this disorder has increased to 37.4 years of age. Unfortunately, the overwhelming
majority of patients still die from respiratory failure. Hypoventilation, arising
from a variety of etiologies, may occur as part of the disease process and causes
increased morbidity and mortality. Although inspiratory muscles training, oxygen therapy,
and noninvasive ventilation are used in the treatment of hypoventilation in CF, more
data are needed to guide their optimal use.
KEYWORDS
Cystic fibrosis (CF) - hypoventilation - hypoxemia - noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
- sleep disordered breathing (SDB)
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Jennifer L Taylor-CousarM.D.
Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC 10-5550, 1 University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
eMail: JTCousar@salud.unm.edu