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Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in children

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2018
Respiratory problems are common in pediatric population and need advanced respiratory support in intensive care for various reasons. Mechanical ventilation is most important mode of therapy/support of modern era in intensive care units.
Kundan Mittal, N Rungta, Vinayak Patki, H K Aggarwal   +3 more
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Acceptance of and six‐month adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2021
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Acceptance of and adherence to CPAP are crucial for optimal treatment outcomes.
Kun Luo, Li Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Teng Han, Yiming Li, Chen Wang   +5 more
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An Alarm for Monitoring CPAP [PDF]

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1993
We have built a device for use within the hospital and at home that is designed to warn of circuit disconnection when used in conjunction with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy delivered via ventilators or CPAP generating systems. The Royal Children's Hospital CPAP alarm is a compact, battery operated alarm and monitor of circuit ...
B, Carter, D, Clare, M, Hochmann, A, Osborne, T, Fraser   +4 more
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The COVID-19 Lockdown and CPAP Adherence: The More Vulnerable Ones Less Likely to Improve Adherence?

Nature and Science of Sleep, 2021
Sijana Demirovic,1,2 Linda Lusic Kalcina,1,2 Ivana Pavlinac Dodig,1,2 Renata Pecotic,1,2 Maja Valic,1,2 Natalija Ivkovic,2 Zoran Dogas1,2 1Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia; 2Split Sleep Medicine Center ...
Demirovic S, Lusic Kalcina L, Pavlinac Dodig I, Pecotic R, Valic M, Ivkovic N, Dogas Z   +6 more
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Post-traumatic stress disorder with comorbid obstructive sleep apnea after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A case report. [PDF]

PCN Rep
Abstract Background Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently accompanied by sleep disturbance, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important potential comorbidity. Although PTSD‐OSA coexistence has been reported mainly in military veterans, reports after natural disasters remain limited. We describe a patient who developed PTSD after the
Suzutani K, Misaka T, Ono H, Shiga T, Itagaki S, Yoshihisa A, Kawakatsu S, Takeishi Y, Miura I.   +8 more
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Health belief model predicts adherence to CPAP before experience with CPAP [PDF]

, 2008
Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often poor. Biomedical indices explain little of the variance in CPAP use.
Oei, T., T. Oei, Olsen, Sara L., Douglas, James A., Oei, Tian, J. Douglas, Olsen, S., Smith, S., S. Olsen, Douglas, J., S. Smith, Smith, Simon S.   +11 more
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Avaliação e conservação do cavalo pantaneiro. [PDF]

, 2015
Os cavalos introduzidos no Pantanal pelos conquistadores durante a epoca da colonizacao, encontraram na regiao condicoes ambientais propicias para sua multiplicacao.
MAZZA, M. C. M., ABREU, U. G. P. de, SANTOS, S. A., SILVA, J. A. da, SERENO, J. R. B.   +4 more
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Intractable Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Successful Outcome following CPAP Treatment

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Hepatic hydrothorax is an uncommon complication in patients with end-stage liver disease. It may result in dyspnoea, hypoxia and infection, and carries a poor prognosis. Initial treatment is based on a sodium-free diet together with diuretics. In case of
Hassene Attout, Khalil Samaan, Hichem Bouhamla, Sofia Amichi, Kamel Dahmani   +4 more
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Gauging the Gap: Inequality of Time Use When Seeking Government Services

Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
Seeking government services and interacting with the administrative state require time and waiting. However, the use of time while interacting with the administrative state is unevenly distributed across racialized groups.
Andrea Briceno-Mosquera, Sharon Mastracci   +1 more
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Acceptance and Compliance of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Local Population Survey

Oman Medical Journal, 2020
Objectives: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance of > 4 hours per night has been considered acceptable to achieve clinical improvements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Mohammed A. Al-Abri, Ahmed Al-Harmeli, Mahmoud Al-Habsi, Deepali Jaju   +3 more
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