Longitudinal evaluation of compressor/nebulizer performance.

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：:Optimizing patient-ventilator synchrony is essential in managing patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation in the long-term acute-care hospital. Inadequate synchrony can increase work of breathing, cause patient discomfort, and delay both weaning and general rehabilitation. Achieving optimal synchrony in t...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ghamloush M,O'Connor HH,White AC

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：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：:In patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia, systemic use of antibiotics is the cornerstone of medical management. Supplemental use of aerosolized antibiotics with intravenous antibiotics in both experimental and clinical studies has been shown to have the following pharmacologic benefits: (1) aerosolized antibio...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Zhang C,Berra L,Klompas M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (mainly obstructive sleep apnea [OSA]) and COPD are among the most common pulmonary diseases, so a great number of patients have both disorders; this "overlap syndrome" causes more severe nocturnal hypoxemia than either disease alone. This common combination of OSA and COPD has important imp...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Owens RL,Malhotra A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation programs have resulted in improvements in quality of life, capacity for carrying out daily activities, and physical conditioning, as well as reduced hospitalization and cost of care. In our retrospective study, we reviewed the data of 75 patients who had participated in Loma Linda University M...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Bebout DE,Hodgkin JE,Zorn EG,Yee AR,Sammer EA

更新日期：1983-11-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of combined obstruction and restriction identified in pulmonary function tests has not been well described. Moreover, although the causes of combined-obstruction-and-restriction patterns are known, the frequency of the various etiologies has received little attention. METHODS:We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Diaz-Guzman E,McCarthy K,Siu A,Stoller JK

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Heliox and forward-leaning posture (torso inclined forward at 50-60° with the elbows resting on the thighs) are adjuncts in the administration of nebulized bronchodilator to patients with acute asthma. METHODS:We randomized 59 patients who presented to the emergency department in severe asthma crisis, into ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Brandão DC,Britto MC,Pessoa MF,de Sá RB,Alcoforado L,Matos LO,Silva TN,de Andrade AD

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the standard of care for patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This report describes and defines PR and reviews the evidence regarding the efficacy of PR. COPD management guidelines that include PR have been published by the European Respiratory Society, the ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fahy BF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency oscillation (HFO), applied to either the airway or chest wall, has been associated with changes in sputum attributes and clearance. The evolution of evidence, both in vitro and in vivo, supporting the use of HFO is reviewed. Devices that apply HFO to the airway range from the relatively simple mechanica...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fink JB,Mahlmeister MJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-care providers often diagnose and empirically treat COPD without a confirmative pulmonary function test (PFT) or even despite a PFT that is not diagnostic of obstructive lung disease. We hypothesized that a portion of patients continue to carry a persistent empiric COPD diagnosis and receive treatment...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fortis S,Corazalla EO,Jacobs DR Jr,Kim HJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of pleural pressure with esophageal manometry has been used for decades, and it has been a fertile area of physiology research in healthy subject as well as during mechanical ventilation in patients with lung injury. However, its scarce adoption in clinical practice takes its roots from the (false) idea...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pham T,Telias I,Beitler JR

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Gorham syndrome is a rare disease that presents as progressive osteolysis, and may affect any part of the skeleton. The pathologic process involves the replacement of normal bone by aggressively expanding but non-neoplastic vascular tissue, resulting in massive osteolysis of the adjacent bone. If the spine and ribs ar...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Huang SY,Lee YM,Tzeng ST,Su CP,Huang SF,Wu YK,Lan CC

更新日期：2013-11-01 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:Switching patients affected by early severe ARDS and undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) from controlled ventilation to spontaneous breathing can be either beneficial or harmful, depending on how effectively the breathing pattern is controlled with ECMO. Identifying the factors associated w...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Spinelli E,Mauri T,Lissoni A,Crotti S,Langer T,Albanese M,Volta CA,Fornari C,Tagliabue P,Grasselli G,Pesenti A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review explains the fundamentals of electrostatic spray (electrospray) atomization, with emphasis on operation in the so called cone-jet mode, which produces droplets with a very narrow size distribution. Since the control of droplet size is key to maximizing distal lung deposition, the electrospray should be wel...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gomez A

更新日期：2002-12-01 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: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：:Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus is a rare condition. A 28-y-old male patient with recurrent exacerbations of hemoptysis (producing up to 300 mL) over the previous 4 y was admitted to our hospital following an acute episode. A 3-mm sessile lesion covered with somewhat ulcerated smooth mucosa was detected at the dista...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Dalar L,Sökücü SN,Özdemir C,Büyükkale S,Altın S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decreasing electrostatic charge on valved holding chambers increases the amount of drug delivered. However, there are no data demonstrating that this increases bronchodilatation. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of reducing electrostatic charge on the bronchodilator response to albuterol inhaler duri...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Prabhakaran S,Shuster J,Chesrown S,Hendeles L

更新日期：2012-08-01 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:Capnometry detects hypoventilation earlier than pulse oximetry while supplemental oxygen is being administered. We compared the end-tidal CO2 (PETCO2 ) measured using a newly developed oxygen nasal cannula with a CO2-sampling port and the PaCO2 in extubated subjects after abdominal surgery. We also investiga...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Takaki S,Mizutani K,Fukuchi M,Yoshida T,Idei M,Matsuda Y,Yamaguchi Y,Miyashita T,Nomura T,Yamaguchi O,Goto T

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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: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:Emphysema and fibrosis, typically the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) form of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), can co-exist as combined pulmonary fibrosis emphysema (CPFE). It is unknown whether there is a pathobiologic basis for CPFE beyond the coexistence of fibrosis and emphysema. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mitchell PD,Das JP,Murphy DJ,Keane MP,Donnelly SC,Dodd JD,Butler MW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00