Respiratory ResearchBackground High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) is frequently used to treat patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) due to viral pneumonia, including COVID-19.
Daphne J. T. Sjauw +10 more
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System-level key performance indicators for building performance evaluation [PDF]
, 2020 Quantifying building energy performance through the development and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) is an essential step in achieving energy saving goals in both new and existing buildings. Current methods used to evaluate improvements, however,
Hong, T, Lee, SH, Li, H, Sofos, M
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Goal-directed therapy in intraoperative fluid and hemodynamic management. [PDF]
, 2013 Intraoperative fluid management is pivotal to the outcome and success of surgery, especially in high-risk procedures. Empirical formula and invasive static monitoring have been traditionally used to guide intraoperative fluid management and assess volume
Gutierrez, Maria Cristina +2 more
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Home Mechanical Ventilation in South Korea
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2014 To survey the use of invasive and noninvasive home mechanical ventilation (HMV) methods in South Korea from the perspective of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).For 413 users of HMV, retrospective reviews of PM&R interventions and survey of HMV methods employed from Mar 2000 to Dec 2009.Of the 413 users, the majority of whom with progressive ...
Kim, Dong Hyun +2 more
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Assessing Variability in End-of-Life Intensity of Care After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
, 2017 Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects over 300,000 Americans per year.1 Many factors affect the outcomes and overall OHCA survival in a community; some of these include an individual’s characteristics such as age, co-morbid conditions ...
Carr, MD, MA, MS, Brendan G. +3 more
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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]
, 1959 The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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Design Margins: Impact on Building Energy Performance [PDF]
, 2016 This paper examines the addition of design margins for building services energy infrastructure during the design process. It argues that care must be taken when applying margins; ensuring cumulative effects do not undermine the ability of systems to be ...
Eckert, C.M., Jones, D.A.
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Respiratory muscle training with normocapnic hyperpnea improves ventilatory pattern and thoracoabdominal coordination, and reduces oxygen desaturation during endurance exercise testing in COPD patients [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Few data are available about the effects of respiratory muscle training with normocapnic hyperpnea (NH) in COPD. The aim is to evaluate the effects of 4 weeks of NH (Spirotiger®) on ventilatory pattern, exercise capacity, and quality of life (
Bassal, F +4 more
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To Evaluate the Clinical Outcome in Patients Discharged for Home Care With Tracheostomy
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2011 Objective: To present the patient’s problems at home and the way of the solution in patients discharged for home care with tracheostomy. Method: 30 patients discharged from intensive care unit (ICU) between 2004-2010 years, were examined ...
Rafi Doğan +3 more
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CO2 Concentration and Occupants’ Symptoms in Naturally Ventilated Schools in Mediterranean Climate [PDF]
, 2019 A large part of the school building stock in Andalusia lacks ventilation facilities, so that the air renewal of the classrooms is achieved through the building envelope (air infiltration) or the opening of windows.
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