Emergency airway management.

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：BACKGROUND:Medication adherence in asthma and COPD is notoriously low. To intervene effectively, family physicians need to assess adherence accurately, which is a challenging endeavor. In collaboration family physicians and individuals with asthma or COPD, we aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators of assessing ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yousif A,Peláez S,Lemière C,Forget A,Dalal C,Turcotte MK,Beauchesne MF,Blais L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calculation of physiologic dead space (dead space divided by tidal volume [VD/VT]) using the Enghoff modification of the Bohr equation requires measurement of the partial pressure of mean expired CO2 (PĒCO2) by exhaled gas collection and analysis, use of a metabolic analyzer, or use of a volumetric CO2 monit...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Siobal MS,Ong H,Valdes J,Tang J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can deliver heated and humidified gas (up to 100% oxygen) at a maximum flow of 60 L/min via nasal prongs or cannula. The aim of this study was to assess the short-term physiologic effects of HFNC. Inspiratory muscle effort, gas exchange, dyspnea score, and comfort were evalua...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Vargas F,Saint-Leger M,Boyer A,Bui NH,Hilbert G

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency ventilation techniques used during CPR have been refined over the last 40 years. The methods and equipment for emergency ventilation all have their advantages and disadvantages (Table 5), and the appropriate technique varies with the training and experience of the rescuer. Problems encountered during CPR wit...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Barnes TA

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Functional residual capacity (FRC) is essentially the alveolar volume and a determinant of both oxygenation and respiratory system compliance (CRS). ARDS decreases FRC, and sufficient PEEP restores FRC; thus, assessments of PEEP by its impact on oxygenation and CRS are intimately linked. PEEP also can ameliorate or ag...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallet RH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weaning through noninvasive ventilation (NIV) after early extubation may facilitate invasive ventilation withdrawal and reduce related complications in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure. However, the effects of NIV weaning are uncertain in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF)....

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Shan M,Pang X,Wang W,Lan C,Chen R,Zhu C,Liu Q

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metered-dose inhalers with valved holding chambers (MDI-VHCs) have been shown to be equivalent to small-volume nebulizers (SVNs) for the delivery of bronchodilators in children. At Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center we sought to implement the conversion from SVN to MDI-delivered albutero...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Salyer JW,DiBlasi RM,Crotwell DN,Cowan CA,Carter ER

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the self-expanding endobronchial occluder, as utilized in bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, with a 36 month follow-up procedure. METHODS:Twenty-three subjects with severe emphysema were recruited and underwent flexible bronchoscopic placement of self-expanding endobronchial occluders. Outcomes...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Song L,Zhao F,Ti X,Chen W,Wang G,Wu C,Li Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old female with pancreatic-insufficiency cystic fibrosis presented with recurrent pharyngitis, and reduction in body mass index and height velocity during the previous 2 years. Her symptoms (eg, snoring and restless sleep) suggested obstructive sleep apnea, and physical examination revealed tonsillar hypertr...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Macdonald KD,McGinley BM,Brown DJ,Sterni LM,Rosenstein BJ,Mogayzel PJ Jr

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that aerosol distribution in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis changes with positive expiratory pressure (PEP). METHODS:Eight patients were randomized to one of 2 conditions. On one study day, patients inhaled saline aerosol containing 99mtechnetium generated by a Pari LC Plus nebul...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Laube BL,Geller DE,Lin TC,Dalby RN,Diener-West M,Zeitlin PL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotational beds, prone position, and semi-recumbent position have been proposed as procedures to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Rotational therapy uses a special bed designed to turn continuously, or nearly continuously, the patient from side to side; specific designs include kinetic therapy and contin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hess DR

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Field walking tests are commonly used in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases for assessment of functional capacity. However, the physiological demands and magnitude of desaturation on 6-min walk test (6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), and endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) have not been inves...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Corso SD,Boldorini JC,de Camargo AA,José A,Rached SZ,Athanazio RA,Stelmach R,Holland AE

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Readmission of mechanically ventilated patients to an ICU within 7 d reflects not only patient safety but also the quality of care of the ICU. This study aimed to investigate the risk and related factors for readmission to an ICU within 7 d in mechanically ventilated subjects. METHODS:A total of 658,452 mec...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Chu CC,Liu CJ,Shih CM,Kung PT,Tsai YS,Tsai WC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer-age technology is changing the face of respiratory therapy as it is that of nearly every other technical field. In some hospital respiratory therapy departments computers are presently being used for a wide range of functions such as blood gas result reporting, billing, budgeting, purchasing, hemodynamic calc...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： McPeck M

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nebulized therapy is commonly used in spontaneously breathing tracheostomized patients, despite a lack of recommended devices and techniques. I compared albuterol dose delivered to a model of spontaneously breathing children with tracheostomy, using different nebulizers, tracheostomy tube sizes, inhalation t...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Berlinski A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy is one of the most common intensive care unit procedures performed. The advantages include patient comfort, safety, ability to communicate, and better oral and airway care. Patients may have shorter intensive care unit stays, days of mechanical ventilation, and hospital stays. There are risks, long-term a...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Durbin CG Jr

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 aim of this study was to develop an efficient, low-cost, home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program and to evaluate the impact of the program on exercise as measured by the 6-min walk test (6MWT) and treadmill endurance test. METHODS:Twenty-nine subjects with COPD (FEV1 = 62.4 ± 10.7% of predicted, 62....

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pradella CO,Belmonte GM,Maia MN,Delgado CS,Luise AP,Nascimento OA,Gazzotti MR,Jardim JR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as it is also known, has been used to support over 45,000 patients to date. Overall survival is 62%. After many years of no change in equipment and technology, there has been a recent flurry of new pumps, cannulas, and oxygenators avail...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Dalton HJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:The periodic administration of positive airway pressure combined with directed cough could aid mucus clearance in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and severe airway obstruction. OBJECTIVE:To compare the short-term effect of positive expiratory pressure (PEP) physiotherapy via mask (mask PEP), continuous p...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Placidi G,Cornacchia M,Polese G,Zanolla L,Assael BM,Braggion C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Because of the temperature extremes encountered during emergency resuscitation and transport in the field, we sought to evaluate the performance and safety of 10 adult resuscitators (5 permanent units: Hope 4, Laerdal, Lifesaver, Mark 3, and PMR; and 5 disposable units: BagEasy, Code Blue, CPR Bag, DMR, and ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Barnes TA,Stockwell DL

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC) is now possible at bedside, during mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship of measured absolute and relative predicted FRC values to oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance, and to identify variables that influence FRC in venti...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Heinze H,Sedemund-Adib B,Heringlake M,Meier T,Eichler W

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Portable oxygen devices simplify and facilitate patient therapy. This study was designed to compare S(pO2) and patient satisfaction with a portable oxygen concentrator or a combined system consisting of a fixed device with continuous-flow oxygen dispensation and a portable device with pulse dispensation for ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yáñez AM,Prat JP,Álvarez-Sala JL,Calle M,Díaz Lobato S,García Gonzalez JL,Rodríguez Gonzalez-Moro JM,Galera-Martínez R,Villasante C,Ramos I,Franco-Gay M,de Lucas P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skill and work habits of the pulmonary function technologist are central to the quality of patient testing. Pulmonary function technologists should be chosen carefully. The pulmonary function technologists must be intelligent, conscientious, and possess critical thinking skills. Studies are needed to better ident...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Haynes JM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00