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Quality of life in patients with chronic respiratory failure on home mechanical ventilation [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Review, 2023
Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a treatment for chronic respiratory failure that has shown clinical and cost effectiveness in patients with underlying COPD, obesity-related respiratory failure and neuromuscular disease (NMD).
Rebecca F. D'Cruz   +3 more
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Relationship between air pollution exposure and the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Madrid: Chronic respiratory failure, hospitalizations, and mortality. A retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionAir pollution has a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of various respiratory diseases. However, this has not been widely studied in diffuse interstitial lung diseases, specifically in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.ObjectiveIn ...
Pablo Mariscal-Aguilar   +43 more
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Practices of high-flow nasal therapy in acute and chronic respiratory failure: the Hi-Flow Survey [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open Respiratory Research
Background High-flow nasal therapy (HFNT) is a widely used non-invasive respiratory support technique, but data on its clinical application remain limited. This study aimed to assess clinicians’ self-reported practices, perceptions and barriers regarding
Maxime Patout   +15 more
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Impact of HACOR Score on Noninvasive Ventilation Failure in Non-COPD Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2021
Background. A rating scale that takes into account heart rate, acidosis, consciousness, oxygenation, and respiratory rate (the HACOR score) has been used to predict noninvasive ventilation (NIV) failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Min Ding   +4 more
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Frequency and functional translation of low muscle mass in overweight and obese patients with COPD

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2021
Background Cut offs for fat-free mass index (FFMI) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) are available for diagnosing low muscle mass in patients with COPD. This study aimed to investigate: (1) the frequency of low muscle mass (FFMI and ASMI)
Felipe V. C. Machado   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Restricted spirometry and cardiometabolic comorbidities: results from the international population based BOLD study

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2022
Background Whether restricted spirometry, i.e. low Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), predicts chronic cardiometabolic disease is not definitely known. In this international population-based study, we assessed the relationship between restricted spirometry and
Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing a new prognostic instrument for long-term mortality prediction in COPD patients: the CADOT index

open access: yesBiomedical Papers, 2021
Objectives. The BODE (BMI, Obstruction - FEV1, Dyspnoea - mMRC, Exercise - 6-MWT) and the ADO (Age, Dyspnoea - mMRC, Obstruction - FEV1) indices are widely used prognosis assessment tools for long-term mortality prediction in COPD patients but subject to
Kristian Brat   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic respiratory failure. [PDF]

open access: yesThorax, 2003
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Bootsma, G.P.   +2 more
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Airway bacterial and fungal microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesMedicine in Microecology, 2021
Little is known about airway mycobiome, and its relationship with bacterial microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here we report the first simultaneous characterization of sputum bacterial and fungal microbiome in 84 stable COPD and
Haiyue Liu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Interactions of Airway Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Clinically Stable Asthma

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Dysbiotic airway microbiota play important roles in the inflammatory progression of asthma, and exploration of airway microbial interactions further elucidates asthma pathogenesis.
Hai-yue Liu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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