Smoking-Related Behaviors and Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Therapy Among Prisoners and Prison Staff.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated whether decreasing ventilator circuit changes from every 2 days to every 7 days would impact ventilator-associated pneumonia rates at our institution. METHODS:All mechanically ventilated patients at Peking Union Medical College Hospital were studied over a 21 month period. From March 1998 ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Han JN,Liu YP,Ma S,Zhu YJ,Sui SH,Chen XJ,Luo DM,Adams AB,Marini JJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive lung disease is diagnosed by a decreased ratio of FEV1 to the vital capacity (VC). Although the most commonly used VC is FVC, American Thoracic Society guidelines suggest alternative VCs, for example, slow VC (SVC), may offer a more-accurate evaluation of breathing capacity. There is recent evide...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Huprikar NA,Skabelund AJ,Bedsole VG,Sjulin TJ,Karandikar AV,Aden JK,Morris MJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is paucity of information on the weaning of nasal CPAP (NCPAP) in preterm infants. As the weaning from NCPAP can be gradual or sudden, we wanted to determine which of the 2 methods was better. METHODS:A prospective randomized trial was conducted to compare the success of weaning from NCPAP when using ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Rastogi S,Wong W,Gupta A,Bhutada A,Deepa Rastogi.,Maimonides Neonatal Group

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) improves survival for patients afflicted with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and may also reduce the incidence of repeat hospitalization due to exacerbations. When properly dosed and titrated, LTOT has also been shown to improve exercise tolerance, thereby enhancing the ov...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Dunne PJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 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: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：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：: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：BACKGROUND:The use of neurally-adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) during noninvasive ventilation (NIV) results in better patient-ventilator interaction. Whether this improves clinical outcomes lacks dedicated study. METHODS:In this randomized controlled trial, we compared NAVA with PSV for delivering NIV in consecutiv...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Prasad KT,Gandra RR,Dhooria S,Muthu V,Aggarwal AN,Agarwal R,Sehgal IS

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:NOD is a common event in patients with symptomatic COPD who are not hypoxemic while awake. Up to 45% of these patients may have significant oxyhemoglobin desaturation during sleep, and most have evidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Although intuitively it would seem that supplemental oxygen during sleep should...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： O'Donohue WJ Jr,Bowman TJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently demonstrated in a randomized study the feasibility and effectiveness of telephone-based health coaching using motivational interviewing on decreasing hospital readmissions and improving quality of life at 6 and 12 months after hospital discharge. In this qualitative study, we sought to explore th...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Benzo RP,Kirsch JL,Hathaway JC,McEvoy CE,Vickers KS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the basis for this paper, it must be acknowledged that children are not simply small adults. But this acknowledgment must go further: infants are not simply small adolescents. As data for pediatric mechanical ventilation, in general, and the management for pediatric acute lung injury, more specifically, are very l...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Cheifetz IM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventilation with low tidal volume is recommended for patients with acute lung injury. Current guidelines suggest limiting plateau pressure (Pplat) to < 30 cm H2O for septic patients needing mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to determine whether Pplat within the first 24 h of ICU admission is ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Chan MC,Tseng JS,Chiu JT,Hsu KH,Shih SJ,Yi CY,Wu CL,Kou YR

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Rotational beds, prone position, and semi-recumbent position have been proposed as procedures to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Rotational therapy uses a special bed designed to turn continuously, or nearly continuously, the patient from side to side; specific designs include kinetic therapy and contin...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Hess DR

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：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：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：:Mass-care events, such as pandemic influenza, could reach such devastating proportions that there will be the need to make difficult triage decisions that will ultimately result in the deaths or severe disability of patients in large numbers. The method by which we determine how triage of scarce health care resources ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： O'Laughlin DT,Hick JL

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Blow-by, a common form of nebulizer therapy, in which the device is held away from a child's face, has been dismissed as ineffective because studies have demonstrated incremental aerosol drop-off with increasing distances from the face. Many of these studies do not take into account differences among nebuliz...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Mansour MM,Smaldone GC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension is frequently associated with parenchymal lung disease. We evaluated the association between spirometry values and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) in young subjects without lung disease METHODS:: We studied applicants to the Israeli Air Force, who undergo routine evaluation ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Grossman A,Benderly M,Prokupetz A,Gordon B,Kalter-Leibovici O

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Portable oxygen devices simplify and facilitate patient therapy. This study was designed to compare S(pO2) and patient satisfaction with a portable oxygen concentrator or a combined system consisting of a fixed device with continuous-flow oxygen dispensation and a portable device with pulse dispensation for ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Yáñez AM,Prat JP,Álvarez-Sala JL,Calle M,Díaz Lobato S,García Gonzalez JL,Rodríguez Gonzalez-Moro JM,Galera-Martínez R,Villasante C,Ramos I,Franco-Gay M,de Lucas P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The primary focus of previous aerosol research during mechanical ventilation was the endotracheal tube (ETT). Consequently, there are limited data in the literature on the delivery of inhaled medications administered with different aerosol devices in mechanically ventilated patients with a tracheostomy tube ...

journal_title：Respiratory care

authors： Ari A,Harwood RJ,Sheard MM,Fink JB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00