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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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A Rare Case of Chilaiditi Syndrome as a Driver of Chronic Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports
Chilaiditi sign is a rare radiographic finding demonstrating interposition of the colon between the liver and the diaphragm; Chilaiditi syndrome is the manifestation of gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms secondary to this finding.
Paige C. Adams, Daniel Kramer
doaj   +2 more sources

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   +14 more
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Treatment of respiratory failure in COPD

open access: yesInternational Journal of COPD, 2008
Stephan Budweiser1, Rudolf A Jörres2, Michael Pfeifer1,31Center for Pneumology, Hospital Donaustauf, Donaustauf, Germany; 2Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich,
Stephan Budweiser   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The successful treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure with oral modafinil

open access: yesInternational Journal of COPD, 2014
Helen Parnell,1 Ginny Quirke,1 Sally Farmer,1 Sumbo Adeyemo,2 Veronica Varney11Respiratory Department, 2Pharmacy Department, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, UKAbstract: Hypercapnic respiratory failure is common in advanced chronic obstructive ...
Parnell H   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma.
Soriano, Joan B.   +2 more
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Chronic respiratory failure. [PDF]

open access: yesThorax, 2003
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Bootsma, G.P.   +2 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

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