Abstract
The hospital death in Miyazaki-Byoin National Sanatorium during past 15 years was analyzed. The number of death from pulmonary tuberculosis decreased year by year, and in 1982 that of non tuberculous pulmonary disease increased by the three times that of 1973. The increase in non-tuberculous pulmonary disease, including lung cancer, and the elderly patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis caused an increase in the number the patients resulting in respiratory failure.
Treatment and prophylaxis against respiratory failure were discussed, and the significance of control of infection, prevention of heart failure, and maintenance of good nutritional condition were emphasized.
