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Resolvement of respiratory failure and polycythemia after CPAP treatment in a middle-aged male with severe obstructive sleep apnea
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
obstructive sleep apnea; respiratory failure; polycythemia; CPAP


Title
Resolvement of respiratory failure and polycythemia after CPAP treatment in a middle-aged male with severe obstructive sleep apnea
Journal
Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
479-483
Published online
2009-08-12
Bibliographic record
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2009;77(5):479-483.
Keywords
obstructive sleep apnea
respiratory failure
polycythemia
CPAP
Authors
Robert Pływaczewski
Damian Korzybski
Barbara Kazanecka
Luiza Jonczak
Dorota Górecka
Paweł Śliwiński


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