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Bipap trouble

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alice56471
alice56471

Hey, I'm at my wit's end with my dad. He's been in the Hospital for a few months, and he's being released. The first time he ever used a bipap was a few months ago, in hospital (he took it off- and was intubated. luckily also extubated after a few days, now it's bipap every night). He has severe COPD with co2 retention. After he was discharged- he went to a rehab facility with their own bipap. He totally desaturated on the machine- and was fine off it. We found out it didn't have respiratory rate control (which he needs because his rate goes in the 40s-50s when he's sleeping). So we went back to the ER. Next night- new machine was delivered to the rehab. All the settings were identical to the hospital bipap. The technician checked it over twice (and then switched it out for new, identical one). He still desaturated. Back to hospital- where his saturation one bipap was totally fine.  

Does anyone know what's going on? What could be the difference between the hospital machines and the bipaps in rehab? I now the hospital machines can do more things- but on bipap mode, aren't the settings all that matter?

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  • Vee2
    Vee2 alice56471

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    You need to check back with the hospital respiratory team about this.

     

  • alice56471
    alice56471

    Posted

    Yep. We're in the process. nobody can figure it out yet. I'm starting to think the machine he was on in the hospital actually had pressure control- and the machines in rehab do not. 

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