Abstract：
Undiagnosed chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure may be encountered during the evaluation of sleep-related breathing disorders at the sleep clinic. This article reviews the mechanism of chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure and the systematic approach to the assessment of specific sleep disorders associated with nocturnal hypoventilation encountered in clinical practice.
摘要：
在睡眠诊所评估与睡眠有关的呼吸障碍期间，可能会遇到未诊断的慢性高碳酸血症呼吸衰竭。本文回顾了慢性高碳酸血症性呼吸衰竭的机制以及评估临床实践中与夜间通气不足相关的特定睡眠障碍的系统方法。
