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abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is now included in Medicare's hospital readmission reduction program. Hospitals with excessive risk-adjusted 30-d readmission rates receive financial penalties. Race/ethnicity is not included in the risk-adjustment models. We examined whether race/ethnicity was independently associated with readmission ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Nastars DR,Rojas JD,Ottenbacher KJ,Graham JE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with acute-onset dyspnea and unexplained severe hypoxemia. No signs of severe cardiopulmonary disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, or pulmonary embolism were present. The patient was diagnosed with hepatopulmonary syndrome, since liver disease of alcoholic origin was present, markedly increa...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Madsen PH,Hess S,Madsen HD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-care providers often diagnose and empirically treat COPD without a confirmative pulmonary function test (PFT) or even despite a PFT that is not diagnostic of obstructive lung disease. We hypothesized that a portion of patients continue to carry a persistent empiric COPD diagnosis and receive treatment...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fortis S,Corazalla EO,Jacobs DR Jr,Kim HJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has disproportionately affected African-Americans, but little is known about the factors that underlie this observation. Herein, we describe these associations with mortality in a largely minority underserved population. METHODS:This single center retrospective obs...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Chaudhary S,Benzaquen S,Woo JG,Rubinstein J,Matta A,Albano J,De Joy R III,Lo KB,Patarroyo-Aponte G

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A summary of the 2-day Journal Conference on Current Trends in Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care is provided. Topics included: diagnosis and management of common respiratory disorders of infants and children such as asthma, respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis, and cystic fibrosis; and common pediatric resp...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kercsmar CM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) can potentially lead to hypoxia and alveolar derecruitment. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of performing a recruitment maneuver (RM) before tracheostomy, in order to improve oxygenation. METHODS:We enrolled 29 eligible trauma patient...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Franchi F,Cubattoli L,Faltoni A,Scolletta S,Falciani E,Mastrocinque E,Giomarelli P,Patroniti N

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a common long-term complication in premature newborns requiring ventilatory support and is the most common cause of chronic diffuse lung disease in this population. We present the clinical course of a premature newborn with a complicated neonatal respiratory course that was initiall...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Lord A,Shapiro AJ,Saint-Martin C,Claveau M,Melançon S,Wintermark P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing models developed to predict 30 days readmissions for pneumonia lack discriminative ability. We attempted to increase model performance with the addition of variables found to be of benefit in other studies. METHODS:From 133,368 admissions to a tertiary-care hospital from January 2009 to March 2012,...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mather JF,Fortunato GJ,Ash JL,Davis MJ,Kumar A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury is a problem that affects millions of Americans yearly and for which there is no definitive treatment that improves outcome. Continuous brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2 ) monitoring is a complement to traditional brain monitoring techniques, such as intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressur...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ngwenya LB,Burke JF,Manley GT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Confirmation of endotracheal tube (ETT) tip position and timely identification and correction of malposition is an essential component of care for endotracheally intubated and mechanically ventilated children. We evaluated the ability of a prototype optoacoustic medical device to determine ETT tip position. ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Volsko TA,Petrov Y,McNinch NL,Prough DS,Anderson CR,Bigham MT

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is an uncommon cavitary lesion of the lung, which generally develops after blunt chest trauma. We saw a 22-year-old man with chest trauma, hemopneumothorax, and hemoptysis, on the day he fell from an electrical pylon. Intubation in the emergency department was followed by 4 days of ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yazkan R,Ozpolat B,Sahinalp S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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:The ability to rapidly and precisely evaluate patients in respiratory distress is essential. Due to limited opportunities for formal instruction during training, textbooks are the main educational source to teach junior physicians how to interpret the signs of respiratory distress. The quality of the textbo...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Tulaimat A,Patel A,Shah B,Littleton SW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared 3 nebulizer technologies for inter- and intradevice reproducibility, humidification, and fill volume sensitivity during mechanical ventilation: a breath-enhanced jet nebulizer, a vibrating mesh nebulizer, and a jet nebulizer. The breath-enhanced jet nebulizer featured a new design located...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ashraf S,McPeck M,Cuccia AD,Smaldone GC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) use has greatly increased in recent years. In non-neonatal pediatric patients, there are limited data available to guide HFNC use, and clinical practice may vary significantly. The goal of this study was to evaluate current HFNC practice by surveying practicing pediatric respir...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Miller AG,Gentle MA,Tyler LM,Napolitano N

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study aimed to characterize the behavior of 3 components of respiratory muscle function during mechanical ventilation weaning in children to better understand the respective impact of a spontaneous breathing trial on ventilatory mechanical action (esophageal pressure [Pes], ventilatory demand (el...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mortamet G,Nardi N,Groleau V,Essouri S,Fauroux B,Jouvet P,Emeriaud G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome patients mechanically ventilated for hypercapnic respiratory failure we investigated the relationship between CO₂ response, body mass index, and plasma bicarbonate concentration, and the effect of acetazolamide on bicarbonate concentration and CO₂ response. METHODS:CO₂ res...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Raurich JM,Rialp G,Ibáñez J,Llompart-Pou JA,Ayestarán I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is commonly being used to provide noninvasive respiratory support in newborn infants. Continuous distending pressure generated by these devices in preterm infants has not been elucidated. The aim of this work was to determine the association between HFNC flow in L/min and end-e...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Iyer NP,Mhanna MJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the context of increasing attention to medical errors, missed therapies have become a subject of focus both for optimizing clinical care and for assuring appropriate institutional performance during external review by accrediting bodies. Because the issue of missed treatments in respiratory therapy has re...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Stoller JK,Orens DK,Kester L

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the basis for this paper, it must be acknowledged that children are not simply small adults. But this acknowledgment must go further: infants are not simply small adolescents. As data for pediatric mechanical ventilation, in general, and the management for pediatric acute lung injury, more specifically, are very l...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Cheifetz IM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation has emerged as a standard of care for patients with chronic lung disease, based on a growing body of scientific evidence. Over recent decades, several organizations have championed pulmonary rehabilitation and developed comprehensive statements, practice guidelines, and evidence-based guidelin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ries AL

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of adjuncts to mechanical ventilation have been the focus of recent research. Automatic tube compensation (the regulation of airway pressure by estimation of tracheal pressure) appears to be an ideal approach to unloading the resistive effort imposed by the endotracheal tube. Randomized controlled trials have...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kacmarek RM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2002 the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program published evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, but there are some unresolved asthma-management issues that need further research. For asthmatic children inhaled corticosteroids are more beneficial than as-needed use of beta(2...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallstrom TJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotracheal tubes with standard polyvinyl chloride cuffs create folds on inflation into the trachea, which lead to potential leakage of subglottic secretions into the lower airways and cause lung colonization and pneumonia. The use of a double-layer prototype leak-proof cuff has shown effective prevention o...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rezoagli E,Cressoni M,Bellani G,Grasselli G,Pesenti AM,Kolobow T,Zanella A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) tolerance has been identified as an independent predictor of survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Volume control continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) NIV has been associated with poor tolerance. The aim of this study was to determine the tolerance of subjects wi...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Martínez D,Sancho J,Servera E,Marín J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchodilator treatment for asthma can be provided with various aerosol-generating devices and methods. There have been no randomized trials of a breath-actuated nebulizer versus continuous 1-hour nebulization and/or small-volume constant-output nebulizer in pediatric asthma patients. METHODS:We conducted ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sabato K,Ward P,Hawk W,Gildengorin V,Asselin JM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We tested whether work of breathing in premature newborns estimated by phase angle (θ) by using respiratory inductance plethysmography is decreased during neurally-adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) noninvasive ventilation (NIV) versus NIV alone. METHODS:NAVA NIV and NIV were applied in random order while u...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Matlock DN,Bai S,Weisner MD,Comtois N,Beck J,Sinderby C,Courtney SE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether outcomes (mortality and need for intensive care unit [ICU] readmission) of patients undergoing tracheostomy in the ICU can be predicted by common clinical or historical criteria. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of data from the medical record and Project Impact database in a ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gerber DR,Chaaya A,Schorr CA,Markley D,Abouzgheib W

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gorham syndrome is a rare disease that presents as progressive osteolysis, and may affect any part of the skeleton. The pathologic process involves the replacement of normal bone by aggressively expanding but non-neoplastic vascular tissue, resulting in massive osteolysis of the adjacent bone. If the spine and ribs ar...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Huang SY,Lee YM,Tzeng ST,Su CP,Huang SF,Wu YK,Lan CC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Lectures and demonstrations have been the teaching and testing strategies most often employed by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training. I compared the abilities of interactive videodisc (IVD) courseware and ACLS instructors to evaluate airway management skills. METH...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rubens AJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00