Extracorporeal life support: moving at the speed of light.

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：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：:Increases in the utilization of respiratory therapy and the need to avoid its misuse have placed increasing management responsibilities on medical and technical supervisors of respiratory care services. To improve our managerial capabilities we designed a computerized respiratory care record system. Respiratory therap...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Chase CR,Merz BA,Shinozaki T,Greenwood SA,Deane RS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is easily detected in its preclinical phase, using office spirometry. Successful smoking cessation prevents further disease progression in most patients. Spirometry measures the ratio of the forced expiratory volume in the first second to the forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC), wh...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Enright PL,Kaminsky DA

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beneficial effects of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen on oxygenation and respiratory parameters have been reported in a small number of subjects with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We aimed to evaluate its effect in subjects with ARDS. METHODS:This was an observational single-center study. Prospecti...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Messika J,Ben Ahmed K,Gaudry S,Miguel-Montanes R,Rafat C,Sztrymf B,Dreyfuss D,Ricard JD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To maximize the likelihood of successful long-term mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with neuromuscular diseases, ventilator characteristics and settings must be chosen carefully, taking into account both medical requisites and the patient's preference and comfort. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate patients' kno...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Lofaso F,Prigent H,Tiffreau V,Menoury N,Toussaint M,Monnier AF,Stremler N,Devaux C,Leroux K,Orlikowski D,Mauri C,Pin I,Sacconi S,Pereira C,Pépin JL,Fauroux B,Association Française Contre les Myopathies research group.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with COPD, early detection and rapid treatment are essential to prevent its progression and exacerbations. OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that delay COPD detection. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study of elderly COPD patients and healthy subjects in rural Japan. We measured respiratory ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Horie J,Murata S,Hayashi S,Murata J,Miyazaki J,Mizota K,Horikawa E

更新日期：2011-08-01 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:Protective ventilation implementation requires the calculation of predicted body weight (PBW), determined by a formula based on gender and height. Consequently, height inaccuracy may be a limiting factor to correctly set tidal volumes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of different met...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Bojmehrani A,Bergeron-Duchesne M,Bouchard C,Simard S,Bouchard PA,Vanderschuren A,L'Her E,Lellouche F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The federal government regulates human research with a local institutional review board (IRB) at your institution. Your IRB's main responsibility is to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in research. The IRB is responsible for reviewing and approving all research protocols that i...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Schwenzer KJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most critical factor in effective supervision is the supervisor's skill in human relations. A standardized test, the Supervisory Inventory of Human Relations, was administered to 39 credentialed respiratory therapists who were responsible for the work performance of at least two other individuals. It was found tha...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Conine TA,Rueckl RG

更新日期：1978-07-01 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:Definite diagnosis of transudative or exudative pleural fluids often presents a diagnostic dilemma. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether amino-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in pleural fluid has a diagnostic value for discriminating heart-failure-related pleural effusions from...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Cincin A,Abul Y,Ozben B,Tanrikulu A,Topaloglu N,Ozgul G,Karakurt S,Oktay A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to systematically review all current interventions that have been utilized to improve respiratory function and activity after stroke. METHODS:Specific searches were conducted. The experimental intervention had to be planned, structured, repetitive, purposive, and delivered with the...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Menezes KK,Nascimento LR,Avelino PR,Alvarenga MTM,Teixeira-Salmela LF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2013, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention redefined surveillance for quality of care in ventilated patients by shifting from ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) definitions to ventilator-associated event (VAE) definitions. VAE definitions were designed to overcome many of the limitations ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Klompas M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and inspired oxygen fraction (F(IO(2))) are the primary means of improving P(aO(2)) during mechanical ventilation. Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) typically present with a large intrapulmonary shunt, which makes even high F(IO(2)) ineffective in improvin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallet RH,Branson RD

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The development of an expanded understanding of employees' reaction to their job may be important for improvement in the quality of work life and of services rendered. We sought to determine the factors, or rewards, that significantly affect respiratory therapists' job satisfaction. METHOD:Questionnaires de...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Akroyd HD,Robertson R

更新日期：1989-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Most heat-and-moisture exchangers (HMEs) for patients with tracheostomy and spontaneously breathing are small and have suction ports that allow some expiratory gas to escape, which loses water vapor held in the expired gas. Recently, a heated-and-humidified high-flow system for spontaneously breathing patien...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Nakanishi N,Oto J,Itagaki T,Nakataki E,Onodera M,Nishimura M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is a serious problem in prisons. This work aimed to assess smoking-related behaviors and the effectiveness of tobacco cessation therapy in prison. METHODS:This study includes four visits to a prison in Bolvadin-Afyon, Turkey. Pharmacologic options for tobacco cessation were offered to the participan...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Turan O,Turan PA

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：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：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:Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is a spirometric test that detects obstructive changes in the respiratory tract; has good correlation with the FEV1; and is much less expensive, simpler, and easier to perform under field conditions than FEV1. Chronic silicosis is also known to have obstructive features in advanced...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Tiwari RR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impulse oscillometry system (IOS) is increasingly used to evaluate lung function, but individual results must be compared with appropriate reference values. We aimed to obtain such reference values in Mexican children and adolescents. METHODS:Healthy subjects were recruited from kindergartens and school...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gochicoa-Rangel L,Torre-Bouscoulet L,Martínez-Briseño D,Rodríguez-Moreno L,Cantú-González G,Vargas MH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nasopharyngeal tube (NT) is a potential interface for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) available in all health care centers. The aim of the study was to describe our experience in the use of the NT for bi-level NIV in infants and its effectiveness. METHODS:Prospective observational study from January 2007 ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Velasco Arnaiz E,Cambra Lasaosa FJ,Hernández Platero L,Millán García Del Real N,Pons-Òdena M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator circuits should not be changed routinely for infection control purposes. The maximum duration of time that circuits can be used safely is unknown. Evidence is lacking related to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and issues of heated versus unheated circuits, type of heated humidifier, method for filling...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hess DR,Kallstrom TJ,Mottram CD,Myers TR,Sorenson HM,Vines DL,American Association for Respiratory Care.

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00