ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with respiratory failure in Tongzhou district of Beijing city. MethodsTwenty stable COPD patients with respiratory failure were included in the study.During the one-year follow-up period,4 patients died and 1 withdrew and 15 patients finished the follow-up.The patients was followed up by telephone each month and guided in drug administration,HMV,and rehabilitation therapy.At the beginning of the study and one year later,the patients were interviewed and accessed on the general data,nutritional status,COPD assessment test (CAT),Borg dyspnea and respiratory fatigue score,Hamilton depression scale,Hamilton anxiety scale,and arterial blood gas analysis. ResultsAt the end of one-year follow-up,nutrition index,CAT,Borg dyspnea and respiratory fatigue score,Hamilton depression scale,Hamilton anxiety scale,pH,and PaO2 did not change significantly (P>0.05),while PaCO2 decreased significantly compared with those at the beginning of the study (P<0.05).Compared with the past year,the times of hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of COPD was significantly reduced during the follow-up year (P<0.05). ConclusionHMV can ameliorate carbon dioxide retention and reduce times of hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of COPD for COPD patients with respiratory failure.