Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of high dose naloxone on the type II respiratory failure of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) in acute exacerbation time.
METHODS From Jan 2006 to Jun 2009, 115 cases of COPD accompanied with type II respiratory failure and respiratory acidosis in acute exacerbation time were retrospectively analyzed and divided into iv group, iv-vp group, ivgtt group and control group. The 55 cases in control group were given routine treatment, while the other 3 groups (60 cases in all groups) were given naloxone 1.2-2 mg added in 0.9% sodium chloride injection by intravenous push injection, minipump intravenous injection, and intravenously guttae on routine treatment, respectively. Observe the clinical turnover, mechanical ventilation, blood gas analysis, heart rate and breathing rate in the four groups before the patients discharged.
RESULTS There was no significant difference among the four groups with improvement rate(
P>0.05), which was 77.78%, 90.91%, 81.82%, 90.91% in iv group, iv-vp group, ivgtt group and control group, respectively. Traumatic mechanical ventilation rate in iv group was 51.85%, which was significantly higher than in the iv-vp group which was 22.73%, ivgtt group 33.33%, and control group 27.27%(
P<0.05). After two days of treatment, pH in each group was significantly increased, PCO
2 was decreased, PO
2 of iv group was slightly decreased while the other three groups were slightly increased. The index (pH, PCO
2, PO
2) of experimental groups had no obvious significance(
P>0.05) except the pH of control group (
P<0.05). The respiratory rate and heart rate did not slow down even accelerate in the patients of type II respiratory failure of COPD accompanied tachycardia and tachypnea after using high dose naloxone.
CONCLUSION High dose naloxone couldn’t improve clinical turnover of type II respiratory failure of COPD in acute exacerbation time and high dose naloxone by intravenous push injection even increased the risk of traumatic mechanical ventilation.