Ventilator-integrated jet nebulization systems: tidal volume control and efficiency of synchronization.

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: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:The addition of heated humidification to CPAP has been shown to improve nasal adverse effects in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, current data regarding improvement in CPAP adherence is conflicting. Furthermore, there are no data from a tropical climate area with a high humidity level. ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Soudorn C,Muntham D,Reutrakul S,Chirakalwasan N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although appropriate antibiotics may improve survival in patients with bacterial pneumonia, use of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics in patients without infection is potentially harmful, facilitating colonization and superinfection with multiresistant microorganisms. Invasive diagnostic methods, including bronchoal...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Chastre J,Combes A,Luyt CE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

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：:A computerized clinical information system (CIS) is potentially a very important information tool for research and improving health care processes as well as for optimizing data management and thereby minimizing health care costs. The newest CISs automatically collect patient data from various sources, including monit...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ward NS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage liver disease and its complications are a leading cause of death among adults in the United States, and thousands of patients await liver transplantation. The liver plays a central role in health and homeostasis and thus the diseased liver leads to many deleterious effects on multiple organ systems, includin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Huffmyer JL,Nemergut EC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on work of breathing (WOB) and breathing pattern, respiratory-system mechanics, and hemodynamic function were examined via a literature review of clinical studies done between 1990 and 2008. Forty-one relevant studies were found; the majority examined patients w...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kallet RH,Diaz JV

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:The prevalence of obesity in developed countries is rising. Currently, Europe has a prevalence of 9-30% with significant impact on public health systems. Obese patients in ICUs require special management and treatment. Altered anatomy in obese patients complicates procedures such as mechanical ventilation. O...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kaese S,Zander MC,Lebiedz P

更新日期：2016-05-01 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: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: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：: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:Nebulizers are a popular means of delivering aerosolized medication, primarily albuterol, to the bronchial airways of patients, and there has been extensive research done on numerous nebulizers used with nebulizer T-pieces and corrugated tubing. Very little research has been performed on other types of nebul...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Piper SD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adaptive pressure control is a mode of mechanical ventilation where inflation pressure is adjusted by the ventilator to achieve a target tidal volume (VT). This means that as patient effort increases, inflation pressure is reduced, which may or may not be clinically appropriate. The purpose of this study was...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mireles-Cabodevila E,Chatburn RL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivering long-term oxygen therapy in the homes of persons who live in remote areas can be a problem. Four isolated areas in North America--rural Manitoba, Canada; the Northwest Territories of Canada; Alaska; and the Colorado mountains--have home oxygen programs that illustrate that these problems can be overcome. Th...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Lertzman M

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure support ventilation (PSV) is a commonly used mode. It is patient-triggered, pressure-limited, and (normally) flow-cycled. Triggering difficulty occurring during PSV is usually due to intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure. The airway pressure generated at the initiation of inhalation is determined by the ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hess DR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who require mechanical ventilation in the prehospital and emergency department environments experience high mortality and are at high risk of ventilator-associated ventilator-induced lung injury and ARDS. In addition, little attention has been given in the literature, trainee education, or clinical emphasis t...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Stephens RJ,Siegler JE,Fuller BM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Spirometry is the most common lung function test for diagnosing COPD with a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.70 confirming the presence of the disease. However, diagnosticians appear reluctant to use bronchodilators, which have been linked to the ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kronborg T,Hangaard S,Cichosz SL,Hejlesen O

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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:Automatic tube compensation (ATC), a new ventilation mode that compensates for the work of breathing imposed by endotracheal tube resistance, recently became commercially available. METHODS:We conducted a laboratory study with a lung model and a Nellcor Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator to compare ATC and pr...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Fujino Y,Uchiyama A,Mashimo T,Nishimura M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the actual oxygen concentration reaching the airway of 10 patients with the preset oxygen concentration delivered from single and double jet nebulizers to face tents. We measured hypopharyngeal oxygen concentration (FHO2), which closely approximates tracheal fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2),...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Monast RL,Kaye W

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hypoxemia in patients with COPD is a limiting factor that is associated with disease progression and significantly contributes to decreased physical activity. Although correction of hypoxemia results in physiological improvements, oxygen therapy may be related to social isolation and inactivity. Howe...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Cani KC,Matte DL,Silva IJCS,Gulart AA,Karloh M,Mayer AF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest x-ray (CXR) is widely used for diagnosing and screening pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), yet its validity is debatable and its costs are relatively high. This study aimed to determine the validity of CXR screening in detecting radiological findings compatible with active PTB or with old healed tuberculos...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mor Z,Leventhal A,Weiler-Ravell D,Peled N,Lerman Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several algorithms exist to facilitate spirometric interpretation in clinical practice, yet there is a lack of consensus on how spirometric criteria for asthma, COPD, and restrictive disorders should be incorporated into spirometry interpretation algorithms suitable for use in day-to-day primary care management. The p...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： D'Urzo KA,Mok F,D'Urzo AD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of bronchiectasis (BR) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been recognized for many decades; nevertheless, little research has been undertaken in this area. It is important to recognize that BR coexistent with RA differs from the other types of BR. The purpose of this descriptive review was to ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Wilczynska MM,Condliffe AM,McKeon DJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Although some clinicians still believe that cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is largely due to hypersecretion of very viscous mucus, it has never been demonstrated that there is mucus hypersecretion in CF and it is clear that there is almost no intact mucin (the principal polymeric component of normal mucus) in CF sp...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rubin BK

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00