Calculation of physiologic dead space: comparison of ventilator volumetric capnography to measurements by metabolic analyzer and volumetric CO2 monitor.

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：:We describe the case of a woman who presented to the intensive care unit with acute respiratory failure that required mechanical ventilation. She had severe pulmonary hypertension secondary to interstitial lung disease, and her history included sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. She was dependent on inhaled nitric oxide (...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Elias S,Sviri S,Orenbuch-Harroch E,Fellig Y,Ben-Yehuda A,Fridlender ZG,Gilon D,Bayya A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old man was admitted in the neurology ICU after the drainage of a large frontal hematoma related to the spontaneous bleeding of a recently diagnosed cavernoma. On admission the Glasgow coma score was 4/15, with evidence of sub-falcorial herniation and elevated intracranial pressure. On the 4th postoperative...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Vanhoonacker M,Roeseler J,Hantson P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current cost-attentive health care climate, the effectiveness of various providers in delivering care is being examined closely. To evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory therapists (RTs) in delivering respiratory care in the intensive care unit (ICU), in adult non-ICU inpatient care, and in ambulatory care,...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Stoller JK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diaphragm excursion is limited during respiratory maneuvers after a stroke. How the diaphragm is limited during reflexive coughs and affects the effectiveness of cough in stroke patients is unclear. This study aimed to measure reflexive cough strength by cough peak flow (CPF) induced by citric acid nebulizat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Choi YM,Park GY,Yoo Y,Sohn D,Jang Y,Im S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptom burden increases during pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis (CF), and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are often used to evaluate symptoms as either primary or secondary outcomes. However, there is currently no guidance on the use of PROMs to assess symptom burden during pulmonary exa...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Schmid-Mohler G,Caress AL,Spirig R,Benden C,Yorke J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical preceptors in respiratory therapy (RT) are expected to possess effective teaching skills and qualities that signify their knowledge, expertise, and professionalism. Thus, it is important to determine which teaching characteristics are effective among RT clinical preceptors from the administrators' p...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Aldhahir AM,Naser AY,Gardenhire DS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosolized medications have been used for centuries to treat respiratory diseases. Until recently, inhalation therapy focused primarily on the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the pressurized metered-dose inhaler was the delivery device of choice. However, the role of aerosol therapy...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Laube BL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) can lead to long-term respiratory illness and even death. EIB prevalence rates are both high and variable in college athletes. Also, prevalence rates may be underestimated due to ineffective screening. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of EI...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Burnett DM,Vardiman JP,Deckert JA,Ward JL,Sharpe MR

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：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:In mechanically ventilated patients with COPD, the response of the expiratory resistance of the respiratory system (expiratory R(RS)) to bronchodilators is virtually unknown. OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of inhaled albuterol on expiratory R(RS), and the correlation of albuterol-induced changes in expirat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kondili E,Alexopoulou C,Prinianakis G,Xirouchaki N,Vaporidi K,Georgopoulos D

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:A previously healthy 23-year-old man with nonproductive cough and sore throat presented to the hospital a few hours after chlorine gas exposure at a fitness center swimming pool. Initial physical examination and chest radiograph were normal. Thirty-six hours later he developed worsening dyspnea and cough, with develop...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Parimon T,Kanne JP,Pierson DJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:Hospital-wide computerized information systems evolved from the need to capture patient information and perform billing and other financial functions. These systems, however, have fallen short of meeting the needs of respiratory care departments regarding work load assessment, productivity management, and the level of...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ford RM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During high-flow oxygen therapy, heated humidified gas is delivered at high flow. Although the warmth and humidity of this gas facilitates mucociliary function in the lower airway, warm and humid conditions also promote bacterial growth. Bacterial contamination of high-flow oxygen therapy circuits has not be...

journal_title：Respiratory care

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

更新日期：2019-05-01 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:Manual and mechanical cough-augmentation techniques can improve peak cough flow (PCF) in patients with respiratory insufficiency caused by neuromuscular disease. METHODS:We studied cough-augmentation techniques in 179 clinically stable patients with various neuromuscular diseases. We measured vital capacity...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Toussaint M,Boitano LJ,Gathot V,Steens M,Soudon P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For early detection of respiratory and hemodynamic changes during anesthesia, continuous end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration (PETCO2) is monitored by capnometry. However, the accuracy of CO2 monitoring during spontaneous breathing in extubated patients remains undetermined. Therefore, we aimed to compare ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Takaki S,Mihara T,Mizutani K,Yamaguchi O,Goto T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental hypothermia is defined as an unintentional decrease in core body temperature to below 35 degrees C. Hypothermia causes hundreds of deaths in the United States annually. Victims of accidental hypothermia present year-round and in all climates with a potentially confusing array of signs and symptoms, but incr...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kempainen RR,Brunette DD

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) have a crucial role to play in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The identification of pulmonary opacification is a requirement for the definition of ARDS on the chest radiograph, while CT has a role to play, not only in the diag...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sheard S,Rao P,Devaraj A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In several studies, low spirometric levels have been shown to increase the success rates of smoking cessation, whereas other studies have indicated that pulmonary function has no effects on quitting smoking. Given the fact that there are contradictory results on this subject, we aimed to investigate the effe...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Salepci B,Caglayan B,Fidan A,Parmaksiz ET,Kiral N,Comert SS,Dogan C,Coskun E

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Three devices used to humidify the air delivered to hospitalized patients were evaluated for their relative hazard as measured by the concentration of bacterial output delivered with the gas. Two of the devices were evaporative types (commonly called "humidifiers"), moisturizing with water vapor, while the third was a...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Vesley D,Anderson J,Halbert MM,Wyman L

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human respiratory airway undergoes dramatic growth during infancy and childhood, which induces substantial variability in air flow pattern and particle deposition. However, deposition studies have typically focused on adult subjects, the results of which cannot be readily extrapolated to children. We dev...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Xi J,Si X,Zhou Y,Kim J,Berlinski A

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Respiratory support of the critically ill neonate has steadily shifted from invasive to noninvasive forms of support. There have recently been a number of important advances in our understanding of the changes to neonatal resuscitation practices as they pertain to clinically important outcomes, mechanisms of gas excha...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Wheeler CR,Smallwood CD

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of today's tight hospital financial picture caused by Medicare's prospective payment system and local constraints, capital expenditures must be made with great care and forethought. The process for purchase decision making should assess the need for the device; specifically identify what is required; carefull...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Clark JT

更新日期：1985-08-01 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