Air pollution and respiratory health.

abstract：:Fibrosing mediastinitis is underdiagnosed because of the nonspecific character of the presenting symptoms. The endobronchial findings obtained via flexible bronchoscopy are not defined in the literature. We describe 3 cases of fibrosing mediastinitis, most likely caused by histoplasmosis. All 3 patients presented with...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Manali ED,Saad CP,Krizmanich G,Mehta AC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indications for heliox during mechanical ventilation are lower-airway obstruction, especially with hypercarbia; need to enhance aerosol delivery to lung periphery; and need to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation. Certain ventilators perform relatively well with heliox and are not substantially affected ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Venkataraman ST

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver disease and its complications are a leading cause of death among adults in the United States, and thousands of patients await liver transplantation. The liver plays a central role in health and homeostasis and thus the diseased liver leads to many deleterious effects on multiple organ systems, includin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Huffmyer JL,Nemergut EC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is utilized by the body for respiration. Oxygen has played a major role in respiratory care. Oxygen therapy is useful in treating hypoxemia but is often thought of as a benign therapy. After many years of study, we have learned a great deal of the benefits and potent...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Walsh BK,Smallwood CD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CPAP is a spontaneous mode of ventilation that maintains a constant airway pressure during the inspiratory and expiratory phases. This therapeutic modality is used across the continuum of care from pre-hospital treatment to intensive and acute care units to the home care environment to treat a host of acute and chroni...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Volsko TA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patterns of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and flow-volume loops among patients with clinically important tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) are not well described. Small studies suggest 4 main flow-volume loop morphologies: low maximum forced expiratory flow, biphasic expiratory curve, flow oscillations, and notc...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Majid A,Sosa AF,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Folch E,Singh AK,Gangadharan S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volume-targeted ventilation is increasingly used in low birthweight infants because of the potential for reducing volutrauma and avoiding hypocapnea. However, it is not known what level of air leak is acceptable during neonatal volume-targeted ventilation when leak compensation is activated concurrently. ME...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Itagaki T,Bennett DJ,Chenelle CT,Fisher DF,Kacmarek RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient adherence with prescribed inhaled therapy is related to morbidity and mortality. The terms "compliance" and "adherence" are used in the literature to describe agreement between prescribed medication and patient practice, with "adherence" implying active patient participation. Patient adherence with inhaled med...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rau JL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a traditional endotracheal tube (ETT), there is a linear outward pull through its attachment to the ventilator tubing that leads to risk of accidental dislodgement. This study was conducted to assess the ETT flow characteristics and to evaluate providers' intubation experience using two ETT's in a simulat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Deshpande GG,Sanford JE,Tripathi S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nosocomial pneumonia is a difficult diagnosis to establish in the intensive care unit setting, due to the non-specific nature of the clinical and radiographic findings. Procalcitonin is a circulating biomarker that may become elevated in the presence of bacterial infection. METHODS:We conducted a prospectiv...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Dallas J,Brown SM,Hock K,Scott MG,Skrupky LP,Boyle WA 3rd,Kollef MH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is no published standard for the ratio of staff to patients during exercise sessions in outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. This lack of a standard raises concern about patient safety and the ability to monitor patients adequately. OBJECTIVE:Determine a staff-to-patient ratio standard by examining ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hoberty PD,Chiu CY,Hoberty RJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated dead space fraction (the ratio of dead space to tidal volume [V(D)/V(T)]) is a feature of ARDS. PEEP can partially reverse atelectasis, prevent alveoli recollapse, and improve lung compliance and gas exchange in patients with ARDS. However, whether V(D)/V(T) variables have a close relationship with ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fengmei G,Jin C,Songqiao L,Congshan Y,Yi Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is often used in patients with severe respiratory failure to improve oxygenation and survival. ECMO gives the lungs an opportunity to rest and recover. The addition of prone positioning therapy used concurrently with ECMO can further aid in optimizing alveolar recru...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Culbreth RE,Goodfellow LT

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of neurally-adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) during noninvasive ventilation (NIV) results in better patient-ventilator interaction. Whether this improves clinical outcomes lacks dedicated study. METHODS:In this randomized controlled trial, we compared NAVA with PSV for delivering NIV in consecutiv...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Prasad KT,Gandra RR,Dhooria S,Muthu V,Aggarwal AN,Agarwal R,Sehgal IS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the standard of care for patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This report describes and defines PR and reviews the evidence regarding the efficacy of PR. COPD management guidelines that include PR have been published by the European Respiratory Society, the ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fahy BF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on work of breathing (WOB) and breathing pattern, respiratory-system mechanics, and hemodynamic function were examined via a literature review of clinical studies done between 1990 and 2008. Forty-one relevant studies were found; the majority examined patients w...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallet RH,Diaz JV

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well established that the work rate increment size affects the duration of test and physiological responses to exercise during cycling in patients with COPD. However, this has never been tested for incremental step tests. OBJECTIVE:To compare the exercise tolerance time, cardiopulmonary stress, and p...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： de Andrade CH,de Camargo AA,de Castro BP,Malaguti C,Dal Corso S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a need to develop simple, noninvasive, and sensitive outcome measures for respiratory therapy. Adventitious respiratory sounds (ie, crackles and wheezes) can be objectively characterized with computerized respiratory sound analysis (CORSA) and have been shown to contribute for diagnosis purposes; ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Marques A,Oliveira A,Jácome C

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) are among the most commonly employed techniques to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation. The preferred SBT technique, however, is still unclear. To clarify the preferable SBT (T-piece or pressure support ventilation [PSV]), we conducted this systematic review. We then sear...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pellegrini JA,Moraes RB,Maccari JG,de Oliveira RP,Savi A,Ribeiro RA,Burns KE,Teixeira C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the transport and deposition of inhaled aerosols is of fundamental importance to inhalation therapy. Herein we address issues that affect drug delivery from experimental and theoretical perspectives. Accordingly, we shall limit our comments to a focused review of laboratory work (ie, an in vitro perspect...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Martonen TB,Smyth HD,Isaacs KK,Burton RT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled sedation is efficient and easily controllable; in low concentrations it causes minimal changes in the patient and very little interference with hemodynamics. Awakening after inhaled sedation is quick and predictable. The major reason inhaled sedation has not become widely used in intensive care is th...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： L'her E,Dy L,Pili R,Prat G,Tonnelier JM,Lefevre M,Renault A,Boles JM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) on mucus clearance in tracheostomized Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. METHODS:We studied 8 patients, 5 of whom had mucus hypersecretion (> 30 mL/d). In a randomized, cross-over study we compared assisted mucus clearance techniques ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Toussaint M,De Win H,Steens M,Soudon P

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unplanned extubation (UE) is an important quality metric in the neonatal ICU that is associated with hypoxia, bradycardia, and risk for airway trauma with emergent re-intubation. Initial efforts to reduce UE in our level 4 neonatal ICU included standardized securement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) and requi...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Morris HF,Schuller L,Archer J,Niesen A,Ellsworth S,Egan J,Rao R,Vesoulis ZA,Mathur AM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether propofol affects spontaneous breathing patterns in critically ill patients recovering from respiratory failure during initial attempts at liberation from mechanical ventilation. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. PATIENTS:Ten critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit of...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Khamiees M,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,Manthous CA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The primary focus of previous aerosol research during mechanical ventilation was the endotracheal tube (ETT). Consequently, there are limited data in the literature on the delivery of inhaled medications administered with different aerosol devices in mechanically ventilated patients with a tracheostomy tube ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ari A,Harwood RJ,Sheard MM,Fink JB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2005 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelines on spirometry emphasize examination of the inspiratory curve of the flow-volume loop for evidence of intrathoracic or extrathoracic upper airway obstruction. We sought to determine how frequently evaluations are performed for abnormal...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sterner JB,Morris MJ,Sill JM,Hayes JA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of contract learning have been identified in the literature as increased individualization to meet the student's individual needs, promotion of learner independence, and development of lifelong learning behaviors among students. METHODS:I used an "action research" approach to implement the cont...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rye KJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated the safety of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in mechanically ventilated subjects. However, the safety of FB in adult subjects receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has not been described previously. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of all adult subje...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sharma NS,Peters T,Kulkarni T,Hoopes CW,Bellot SC,Wille KM,Diaz-Guzman E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is most frequently delivered to mechanically ventilated patients in critical care, but it can also be administered noninvasively. The delivered dose and efficiency of continuous flow NO supplied through a nasal cannula has yet to be established. This study aimed to determine the inf...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pillay K,Chen JZ,Finlay WH,Martin AR

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is a key issue in the care of elderly patients. Patients with COPD are more likely to be frail, with a prevalence of 57.8%. Frailty is associated with a low level of physical activity. The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive power and identify the cutoffs of physical activity in their dif...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Valenza MC,Torres-Sánchez I,Cabrera-Martos I,Rodríguez-Torres J,González-Jiménez E,Muñoz-Casaubon T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00