A review of options for treating sialorrhea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

abstract：:The development and evolution of the endotracheal tube (ETT) have been closely related to advances in surgery and anesthesia. Modifications were made to accomplish many tasks, including minimizing gross aspiration, isolating a lung, providing a clear facial surgical field during general anesthesia, monitoring laryngea...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Haas CF,Eakin RM,Konkle MA,Blank R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 receptor agonist that possesses both sedative and analgesic properties, with minimal respiratory depression. We report the successful administration of dexmedetomidine on a 16-year-old primigravida woman that allowed the patient to tolerate application of bi-level positive airwa...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Duan M,Lee J,Bittner EA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The profession of respiratory therapy (RT) continues to grow both in number, due to population growth and an ever-increasing aging population, and scope of practice, due to both new and expanded roles and responsibilities in divergent areas of clinical practice. Instructional technology, including distance ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Varekojis SM,Sergakis GG,Dunlevy CL,Foote E,Clutter J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of cardiopulmonary bypass adapted for long-term use. Blood is drained from the patient, pumped through an artificial lung or membrane where gas exchange is augmented, and then re-infused back to the patient. ECMO provides support for the neonate with severe respirat...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Betit P,Craig N

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：: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：:Technological innovations in the ICU have led to artificially prolonged life, with an associated cost. Chronic critical illness (CCI) occurs in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation and allostatic overload, and is associated with a discrete and consistent metabolic syndrome. Metabolic interventions are extra...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Schulman RC,Mechanick JI

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled sedation is efficient and easily controllable; in low concentrations it causes minimal changes in the patient and very little interference with hemodynamics. Awakening after inhaled sedation is quick and predictable. The major reason inhaled sedation has not become widely used in intensive care is th...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： L'her E,Dy L,Pili R,Prat G,Tonnelier JM,Lefevre M,Renault A,Boles JM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine socioeconomic variations in the use of prescription medicines among elderly subjects with COPD. METHODS:Data from the Danish national administrative registers were used. The study population included 1,365 individuals >60 y old residing in the Municipality of Copenha...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Jacobsen R,Ekholm O,Rasmussen NK,Hansen EH,Frølich A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of bronchiectasis includes drugs, oxygen therapy, and bronchial-clearance maneuvers. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) compared to traditional standard chest physical therapy in patients with bronchiectasis and productive cough. METHODS:In ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Paneroni M,Clini E,Simonelli C,Bianchi L,Degli Antoni F,Vitacca M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome remove the CPAP device during sleep, although they start CPAP at bedtime. We hypothesized that body position changes and oxygen desaturations may be associated with patient removal of the CPAP device. METHODS:We consecutively enrolled 36 poor CPAP adherers...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Hibi S,Ishii M,Hanaoka Y,Yamamoto H,Ouchi Y,Akishita M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome patients mechanically ventilated for hypercapnic respiratory failure we investigated the relationship between CO₂ response, body mass index, and plasma bicarbonate concentration, and the effect of acetazolamide on bicarbonate concentration and CO₂ response. METHODS:CO₂ res...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Raurich JM,Rialp G,Ibáñez J,Llompart-Pou JA,Ayestarán I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial management of patients with difficult-to-treat asthma must begin with confirmation of the diagnosis. We present 2 cases of tracheal disease misdiagnosed as difficult-to-treat asthma. After systemic evaluation, tracheomalacia and tracheobronchial narrowing due to diffuse calcification of the cartilaginous rings...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Alici IO,Kar Kurt O,Dursun AB,Yilmaz A,Erkekol FO

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CPAP is a spontaneous mode of ventilation that maintains a constant airway pressure during the inspiratory and expiratory phases. This therapeutic modality is used across the continuum of care from pre-hospital treatment to intensive and acute care units to the home care environment to treat a host of acute and chroni...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Volsko TA

更新日期：2019-06-01 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:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy produces noise at a level such that patients often complain. However, the noise level has not been measured digitally. METHODS:We evaluated 3 types of HFNCs without filters and 2 types with filters attached for noise reduction. Optiflow (with and without a filte...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Kubo T,Nakajima H,Shimoda R,Seo T,Kanno Y,Kondo T,Tamai S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective intervention for COPD. However, traditional center-based PR programs suffer from low uptake. Home-based PR is a viable solution, but few studies have shown the effectiveness of remote PR, as there is a scarcity of systems that can be easily adopted in clinical pr...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Benzo RP,Kramer KM,Hoult JP,Anderson PM,Begue IM,Seifert SJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home oxygen therapy equipment options have increased over the past several decades, in response to innovations in technology, economic pressure from third-party payers, and patient demands. The delivery of oxygen in the home has evolved from packaged gas systems containing 99% United States Pharmacopeia oxygen provide...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： McCoy RW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of unilateral airflow obstruction during forced exhalations. The patient presented with episodic dyspnea and wheezing, particularly when he lay in the right lateral decubitus position. Spirometry revealed symmetric, marked reductions in forced expiratory volume in the first second and forced vital ca...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hatipoglu U,Laghi F,Cattapan SE,Chandrasekhar AJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 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:Existing models developed to predict 30 days readmissions for pneumonia lack discriminative ability. We attempted to increase model performance with the addition of variables found to be of benefit in other studies. METHODS:From 133,368 admissions to a tertiary-care hospital from January 2009 to March 2012,...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mather JF,Fortunato GJ,Ash JL,Davis MJ,Kumar A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation is frequently used in pediatric patients to ensure adequate gas exchange, ameliorate respiratory distress, and enable resolution of pulmonary or other disorders. However, a number of important challenges remain in the pediatric population because there is a paucity of large-scale randomized cont...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Smallwood CD,Davis MD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether outcomes (mortality and need for intensive care unit [ICU] readmission) of patients undergoing tracheostomy in the ICU can be predicted by common clinical or historical criteria. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of data from the medical record and Project Impact database in a ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Gerber DR,Chaaya A,Schorr CA,Markley D,Abouzgheib W

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although oral and injectable drug formulations still dominate the market, interest in pulmonary delivery has been rising steadily. Given patients' desire for an alternative to injections, and recent advances in aerosol science and pulmonary medicine, the potential for improved disease management outcomes by using aero...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Corkery K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) are among the most commonly employed techniques to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation. The preferred SBT technique, however, is still unclear. To clarify the preferable SBT (T-piece or pressure support ventilation [PSV]), we conducted this systematic review. We then sear...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Pellegrini JA,Moraes RB,Maccari JG,de Oliveira RP,Savi A,Ribeiro RA,Burns KE,Teixeira C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspiration is a serious clinical concern in patients with long-term artificial airways. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of a bedside colored dye assessment of aspiration in tracheostomized patients and to determine its comparability to a more sophisticated videofluoroscopic study. ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Peruzzi WT,Logemann JA,Currie D,Moen SG

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Auto-regulated inspiratory support mode (ARIS) is an original closed-loop pressure-support system that regulates the slope ("A") and the initial level ("B") of the applied inspiratory pressure, in order to achieve an optimal minute ventilation under constrained respiratory frequency, tidal volume, and maximu...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Desmettre TJ,Chambrin MC,Mangalaboyi J,Pigot A,Chopin C

更新日期：2005-08-01 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