Table 3: Nutritional status and gasometric data.

Characteristics

Total

(N = 17)

n (%)

Centrals

(N = 6)

n (%)

Peripherals (N = 10)

Mixed

(N = 1)

n (%)

Deformity

of the

thoracic

cage and

spine

(N = 6)

n (%)

Neuromuscular

diseases

(N = 2)

n (%)

Obesity

(N = 2)

n (%)

Nutritional status

Malnutrition

Eutrophic

Overweight

Obesity

 

5 (29.4)

6 (35.3)

2 (11.8)

4 (23.5)

 

3 (50)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

 

1 (16.7)

4 (66.6)

–

1 (16.7)

 

1 (50)

1 (50)

–

–

 

–

–

–

2 (100)

 

–

–

1 (100)

–

Gasometric data

Hypoxemia

PaCO2 mmHg X

HCO3 mmol/L X

 

11 (64.7)

52.7 (45-72)*

28.0 (22-44)*

 

5 (83.3)

48.4

25.5

 

2 (33.3)

54.9

28.8

 

2 (100)

54.1

31.5

 

2 (100)

56.7

25.5

 

–

54.7

36.3

Complications

Pneumonias‡

Respiratory failure

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Cor pulmonale

 

8 (47.0)

6 (35.3)

7 (41.2)

 

4 (23.5)

 

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

 

1 (16.7)

 

3 (50.0)

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

 

2 (33.3)

 

2 (100)

2 (100)

1 (50)

 

1 (50)

 

1 (50)

2 (100)

2 (100)

 

–

 

–

–

1 (100)

 

–

* Range. ‡ Medium pneumonias: 1.6 events (1-3).