High-frequency oscillation of the airway and chest wall.

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：:COPD is a complex collection of conditions. All share the feature of limited expiratory air flow. It is a "disease" in the same sense as is "chronic renal failure." Like most other chronic organ failure "diseases," COPD has disparate causes, and patients are heterogeneous in their prognosis and response to treatment. ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rennard SI

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ecological momentary assessment method may collect more accurate data about a patient's symptoms and functioning during the patient's normal daily life than does a retrospective measurement method such as the standardized Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ-S), which relies on the patient's recoll...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Everhart RS,Smyth JM,Santuzzi AM,Fiese BH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although oral and injectable drug formulations still dominate the market, interest in pulmonary delivery has been rising steadily. Given patients' desire for an alternative to injections, and recent advances in aerosol science and pulmonary medicine, the potential for improved disease management outcomes by using aero...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Corkery K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with progressive neuromuscular weakness undergo a stereotypical progression of respiratory involvement, beginning with impaired airway clearance and progressing to nocturnal and then diurnal ventilatory failure. This review examines issues related to airway clearance and mucus mobilization, sleep problems, an...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Panitch HB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative damage is a major contributing factor to carcinogenesis and obstructive disorders in lungs. Current evidence suggests that the inflammatory processes yield to oxidative mechanisms, which underlie COPD, lung cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This study aimed to evaluate the oxidat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sunnetcioglu A,Alp HH,Sertogullarından B,Balaharoglu R,Gunbatar H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increasing number of patients require prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV), which is associated with high morbidity and poor long-term survival, but there are few data regarding the incidence and outcome of PMV patients from a community perspective. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the electronic m...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kojicic M,Li G,Ahmed A,Thakur L,Trillo-Alvarez C,Cartin-Ceba R,Gay PC,Gajic O

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise testing is part of the regular assessment of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We aimed to evaluate (1) the convergent validity of the 1-min sit-to-stand (STS) test in CF by investigating its relationships with peak oxygen uptake (peak V̇O2 ), quadriceps strength, and quality of life and (2) to co...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gruet M,Peyré-Tartaruga LA,Mely L,Vallier JM

更新日期：2016-12-01 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:Jet nebulizers constitute the aerosolization devices most frequently used during mechanical ventilation. Continuous nebulization can influence the delivered tidal volume (V(T)) and lead to significant medication loss during expiration. Ventilators thus provide integrated jet nebulization systems that are syn...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ehrmann S,Lyazidi A,Louis B,Isabey D,Le Pennec D,Brochard L,Apiou-Sbirlea G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumothorax is a well known complication of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), particularly in patients with advanced TB. METHODS:At our national TB-referral hospital, we compared the medical records of 53 TB patients with pneumothorax and 106 TB patients without pneumothorax, seen in 2003 to 2008. We analyzed d...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Shamaei M,Tabarsi P,Pojhan S,Ghorbani L,Baghaei P,Marjani M,Masjedi MR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of patients in isolation becoming disconnected from their ventilator systems is a serious one, as the closed doors of an isolation room usually prevent hospital personnel outside the room from hearing or seeing standard ventilator alarms To overcome this potentially life-threatening problem, we modified a ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Morganstern MA,Karpel SK

更新日期：1986-05-01 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:Current literature has been inconsistent in demonstrating that minimizing the duration of mechanical ventilation in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) newborns reduces lung damage. OBJECTIVE:To determine if introduction of bubble nasal CPAP (bnCPAP), early surfactant treatment, and rapid extubation (combined bnCP...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Friedman CA,Menchaca RC,Baker MC,Rivas CK,Laberge RN,Rios EH,Haider SH,Romero EJ,Eason EB,Fraley JK,Woldesenbet M

更新日期：2013-07-01 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:The utilization of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the Veterans Affairs health-care system is not well characterized. A survey of physicians and respiratory therapists was conducted to better understand its use. METHODS:Three hospitals in each of 21 Veterans Affairs networks were selected based on severity...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Bierer GB,Soo Hoo GW

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of anxiety and depression on quality of life (QOL) in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is fully unknown. We investigated the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression, including QOL, in adult CF patients. METHODS:One hundred twenty-one adult CF subjects, age ≥ 18 year...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yohannes AM,Willgoss TG,Fatoye FA,Dip MD,Webb K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blow-by, a common form of nebulizer therapy, in which the device is held away from a child's face, has been dismissed as ineffective because studies have demonstrated incremental aerosol drop-off with increasing distances from the face. Many of these studies do not take into account differences among nebuliz...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mansour MM,Smaldone GC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care costs continue to skyrocket, and a large portion of these costs can be attributed to technology. Some technology, such as oximetry, is relatively inexpensive compared to CAT scanning and magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore, it may elude close scrutiny and direct health care planning and, with little fanf...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Harris KW

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilation during chest compressions can lead to an increase in peak inspiratory pressure. High inspiratory pressure can raise the risk of injury to the respiratory system and make it challenging to deliver the required tidal volume. The utilization of mechanical devices for chest compression has exacerbated this cha...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Orso D,Vetrugno L,Federici N,Borselli M,Spadaro S,Cammarota G,Bove T

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE) has some limitations. We studied the efficacy of interleukin-27 (IL-27) in the diagnosis of TBPE. METHODS:We measured IL-27, adenosine deaminase (ADA), ADA-2, interferon-gamma (IFNγ), and the ADA·IL-27 and ADA-2·IL-27 products in all the pleural effusion ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Valdés L,San José E,Ferreiro L,Golpe A,Gude F,Álvarez-Dobaño JM,Pereyra MF,Toubes ME,González-Barcala FJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 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:Studies on the submaximal aerobic capacity of exclusive narghile smokers (ENS) seem necessary in view of effective prevention of cardiorespiratory diseases. The goal of the study was to assess, by 6-min walk test (6MWT) data, the submaximal aerobic capacity of ENS, to identify factors influencing their 6-min...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ben Saad H,Babba M,Boukamcha R,Ghannouchi I,Latiri I,Mezghenni S,Zedini C,Rouatbi S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The contribution of the central respiratory drive in the hypercapnic respiratory failure of neuromuscular diseases (NMD) is controversial. OBJECTIVE:To compare the CO2 response and the duration of weaning of mechanical ventilation between a group of NMD patients and a group of quadriplegic patients due to I...

journal_title：Respiratory care

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

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary gas exchange abnormalities and refractory hypoxemia cause myriad difficulties in patients with chronic liver disease. In addition to intrinsic cardiopulmonary diseases and hepatopulmonary syndrome, some unusual pathophysiological mechanisms in patients with portosystemic collaterals might contribute to hypox...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Patidar Y,Kumar S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Emergency airway management is associated with a high complication rate. Evaluating the patient prior to airway management is important to identify patients with increased risk of failed airways. Pre-oxygenation of critically ill patients is less effective in comparison to less sick patients. Induction agents are ofte...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gudzenko V,Bittner EA,Schmidt UH

更新日期：2010-08-01 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:Inhaled medications are the mainstay of treatment for maintenance of lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Compressor/nebulizer units are used an average of 100-120 min/d by patients with CF. Each compressor/nebulizer has unique flow/pressure characteristics that affect particle size distributio...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Awad S,Williams DK,Berlinski A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictive value of the maximal inspiratory pressure obtained by a digital vacuometer using a unidirectional valve (P(ImaxUV)) as to weaning outcome, and to compare its performance with the respiratory drive using airway occlusion pressure at 0.1 second (P(0.1)), and P(0.1)/P(ImaxUV). METH...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： de Souza LC,da Silva CT Jr,Almeida JR,Lugon JR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00