Gorham syndrome with postoperative respiratory failure and requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.

abstract：:We report the first successful use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for refractory respiratory failure in an infant with DiGeorge anomaly, following thymus transplantation. A 23-month-old female with complete immune-incompetent DiGeorge anomaly 65 days after allogenic thymus transplantation was...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hornik CP,Hartman ME,Markert ML,Lodge AJ,Cheifetz IM,Turner DA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of new therapy poses a formidable challenge in intensive care medicine. When therapy evaluation cannot be double-blinded, as in the evaluation of extracorporeal support, the problem becomes more difficult. The result of the extracorporeal clinical trial, like that of the ECMO trial in the 1970s, is a po...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Morris AH

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Data are limited regarding current practice and outcomes for emergency department airway management in status asthmaticus. This paper describes the foremost methods and outcomes of airway management in patients in the emergency department who required intubation for status asthmaticus. METHODS:We analyzed a...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Godwin HT,Fix ML,Baker O,Madsen T,Walls RM,Brown CA 3rd

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical implications of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (F(ENO)) measurements in childhood asthma are unclear. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between the level of exhaled nitric oxide and pre-bronchodilator FEV1 and the change in FEV1 after bronchodilator in children with asthma. METHODS:This wa...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Grzelewski T,Majak P,Jerzyńska J,Stelmach W,Stelmach R,Janas A,Grzelewska A,Witkowski K,Makandjou-Ola E,Stelmach I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2005 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelines on spirometry emphasize examination of the inspiratory curve of the flow-volume loop for evidence of intrathoracic or extrathoracic upper airway obstruction. We sought to determine how frequently evaluations are performed for abnormal...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Sterner JB,Morris MJ,Sill JM,Hayes JA

更新日期：2009-04-01 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:Though smokers are known to have elevated blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), due to inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO) in cigarette smoke, limited data exist regarding COHb levels in nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke. METHODS:COHb was measured using a new noninvasive pulse CO-oximeter (Rad-57, Masimo, Irv...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hampson NB,Scott KL

更新日期：2006-07-01 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:Frailty is a key issue in the care of elderly patients. Patients with COPD are more likely to be frail, with a prevalence of 57.8%. Frailty is associated with a low level of physical activity. The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive power and identify the cutoffs of physical activity in their dif...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Valenza MC,Torres-Sánchez I,Cabrera-Martos I,Rodríguez-Torres J,González-Jiménez E,Muñoz-Casaubon T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1998, the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has worked with health care professionals, medical researchers, and public health officials around the world to optimize the prevention, treatment, and management of COPD. GOLD has continually worked to ensure COPD management strategy recommendation...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hess MW

更新日期：2017-11-01 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:Because of our concern for the safety of bedside caregivers who care for infants receiving ribavirin for long periods of time each day for many days, we evaluated the effectiveness of a double-tent enclosure with vacuum scavengers during simulated and actual patient administration. MATERIALS & METHODS:Part ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kacmarek RM,Kratohvil J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is most frequently delivered to mechanically ventilated patients in critical care, but it can also be administered noninvasively. The delivered dose and efficiency of continuous flow NO supplied through a nasal cannula has yet to be established. This study aimed to determine the inf...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pillay K,Chen JZ,Finlay WH,Martin AR

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：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:Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a routine method of treatment for patients with chronic ventilatory failure. Over the last 20 y, a marked development in HMV has been noted in terms of its prevalence and the changing proportion of patients with various indications. However, data on HMV come exclusively f...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Nasiłowski J,Wachulski M,Trznadel W,Andrzejewski W,Migdał M,Drozd W,Pytel A,Suchanke R,Czajkowska-Malinowska M,Majszyk T,Szkulmowski Z,Chazan R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriately designed and conducted research is necessary for improving patient care and optimizing health outcomes, but access to best evidence is not enough to make these things happen. In respiratory care, as in other fields, patients do not benefit as much as they should from research findings and evidence-based ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pierson DJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Patient work of breathing (WOB) during assisted ventilation is reduced when inspiratory flow (V(I)) from the ventilator exceeds patient flow demand. Patients in acute respiratory failure often have unstable breathing patterns and their requirements for V(I) may change from breath to breath. Volume control ve...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallet RH,Campbell AR,Alonso JA,Morabito DJ,Mackersie RC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialorrhea or drooling represents quite a common problem in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this review, we describe the possible treatments for this issue. Current medical management is not always effective: anticholinergic drugs (atropine, glycopyrrolate, amitriptyline, hyoscyamine, and transde...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Banfi P,Ticozzi N,Lax A,Guidugli GA,Nicolini A,Silani V

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-management education is associated with improvement in quality of life and reduction of hospital admissions. Nevertheless, the data are insufficient to formulate clear recommendations regarding the type and content of education programs for COPD patients, and few data are available on knowledge of the d...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Paneroni M,Clini E,Crisafulli E,Guffanti E,Fumagalli A,Bernasconi A,Cabiaglia A,Nicolini A,Brogi S,Ambrosino N,Peroni R,Bianchi L,Vitacca M

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Dynamic airway resistance from obstructive disease causes a concavity in the mid-expiratory portion of the spirometric flow-volume loop. We developed a simple model to measure the exponential decay in air flow during forced exhalation to quantify the extent of dynamic airway obstruction and facilitate the de...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Oh A,Morris TA,Yoshii IT,Morris TA

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study explores the differences among smokers of waterpipe tobacco in a college population to better inform campaigns to curb waterpipe use. METHODS:Participants included undergraduate and graduate students attending a liberal arts university in Florida. E-mail-based, cross-sectional surveys were collec...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Martinasek MP,Haddad LG,Wheldon CW,Barnett TE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving quality of life (QOL) is a key goal in the care of patients with COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has clearly been shown to improve QOL, but is not accessible to many eligible patients. There is a need for alternative programs designed to improve patient well-being that are accessible to all pat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rehman H,Karpman C,Vickers Douglas K,Benzo RP

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many healthcare professionals performing spirometry in primary care have had less than half a day's training in spirometry practice, and the validity of the test results is questionable. Longer training periods, with or without follow-up training, may improve test validity. OBJECTIVE:To determine if a 14-ho...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Borg BM,Hartley MF,Fisher MT,Thompson BR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited adult data suggest that airway driving pressure might better reflect the potential risk for lung injury than tidal volume based on ideal body weight, and the parameter correlates with mortality in ARDS. There is a lack of data about the effect of driving pressure on mortality in pediatric ARDS. This ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rauf A,Sachdev A,Venkataraman ST,Dinand V

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00