Respiratory Failure

Respiratory failure is a common and important clinical picture.

What is Respiratory Failure?

It can be seen in patients of all ages and can present in different forms. The main function of the respiratory system is gas exchange. In other words, oxygen is taken from the atmosphere by breathing and carbon dioxide produced as a result of metabolism is thrown out.
This process is carried out with two basic parts;
1) Air flow between the small airways and the atmosphere.
2) The passage of gases between the terminal lung regions and lung capillaries.
Respiration works in coordination with many organs. It is a complex event that requires and a problem in any of these systems can cause respiratory failure. Respiratory failure diagnosis and treatment process requires walking together.

On the one hand, the cause of respiratory failure is found and treated, on the other hand, it is tried to avoid the fatal effects of respiratory failure by applying different respiratory supports throughout this process. A highly experienced team works in respiratory failure and supportive treatments in our chest diseases department.

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