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Useful energy transfer in air-to-air heat recovery units in partly heated low energy buildings [PDF]

, 2017
In this study, the performance of ventilation systems with heat recovery in residential buildings with a low energy demand for heating was evaluated. In a completely heated building, the percentage of useful recovered heat will be equal to the nominal ...
De Paepe, Michel, Faes, Willem, Laverge, Jelle, Monteyne, Hugo   +3 more
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Association between protein dose in the early and late acute phases of critical illness and time‐to‐discharge‐alive: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Research has sought to identify optimal protein doses during acute phases of critical illness to optimize outcomes. Methods A secondary analysis of the EFFORT Protein trial, which compared high vs usual protein (N = 1301). Only participants with 8 evaluable days of protein intake were included in our analysis.
Lauren E. Tweel, Rebecca Brody, Hamed Samavat, Andrew G. Day, Xuran Jiang, Laura Byham‐Gray, Jayshil Patel, Charlene Compher, Daren K. Heyland   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home mechanical ventilation in adults: Clinical practice recommendations from the Portuguese Respiratory Society home mechanical ventilation assembly

Pulmonology
Background: The use of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) has been increasing worldwide, driven by widening of clinical applications and improved patient survival rates.
Carla Ribeiro, Rita Gomes, Alexandra Carreiro, Ana Luísa Vieira, Bárbara Seabra, Bebiana Conde, Carla Nogueira, Cristina Jácome, Joana Lages, Margarida Aguiar, Mónica Grafino, Paula Pamplona, Ana Cysneiros, Célia Durães, Cidália Rodrigues, Cláudia Pimenta, Cristina Cristóvão, Daniela Rodrigues, Diva Ferreira, Filipe Gonçalves, Helena Ramos, João Cravo, João Paulo Silva, Karl Cunha, Lucía Méndez, Mafalda Van Zeller, Márcia Araújo, Margarida Barata, Margarida Raposo, Margarida Redondo, Maria Jacob, Maria João Araújo, Miguel R. Gonçalves, Miguel Guia, Nuno Faria, Pedro Viegas, Sara Conde, Marta Drummond, Paula Pinto   +38 more
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome in children and adolescents with portal hypertension in Brazil: A multicenter study

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes of pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) secondary to portal hypertension (PH) in Brazil. Methods Fifty‐four pediatric patients diagnosed with PH and HPS according to the European Respiratory Society criteria were included in this multicenter retrospective study.
Leticia Drumond Alberto, Eleonora Druve Tavares Fagundes, Adriana Teixeira Rodrigues, Thaís Costa Nascentes Queiroz, Gustavo Valverde de Castro, Carlos Oscar Kieling, Sandra Maria Gonçalves Vieira, Natália Lamounier dos Martires Guerra, Natascha Silva Sandy, Gilda Porta, Irene Kazue Miura, Maria Ângela Bellomo Brandão, Gabriel Hessel, Adriana Maria Alves de Tommaso, Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and clinical value of pyloric functional luminal imaging probe in an infant

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Pyloric dysfunction is becoming increasingly recognized as a cause of gastroparesis, but its diagnostic and therapeutic role in infants has not been well studied. Identification and treatment of pyloric dysfunction with functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) technology or use of pyloric inhibition are not routinely used in infants due to lack
Ariel Porto, Roman S. Pantazopoulos, Peter T. Osgood, John E. Fortunato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The effectiveness of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) for residual obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with prior bariatric surgery (BS) has not been previously reported. We evaluate and compare HGNS outcomes in this unique population.
Praneet C. Kaki, Troy Wesson, Alison Choi, Sophia Shah, Thomas Kaffenberger, Ryan Soose, Noah Parker, Maurits Boon, Colin Huntley, Chihun Jim Han   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A major electronics upgrade for the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes 1-4

, 2015
The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) located in the Khomas Highland in Namibia.
Ashton, T., Balzer, A., Berge, D., Brun, F., Chaminade, T., de, M., Delagnes, E., Fontaine, G., Füßling, M., Giavitto, G., Giebels, B., Glicenstein, J. F., Gräber, T., Hinton, J. A., Jahnke, A., Klepser, S., Kossatz, M., Kretzschmann, A., Lefranc, V., Leich, H., Lüdecke, H., Manigot, P., Marandon, V., Moulin, E., Nayman, P., Penno, M., Ross, D., Salek, D., Schade, M., Schwab, T., Simoni, R., Stegmann, C., Thornhill, J., Toussenel, F.   +33 more
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An eight-year follow-up study of Home Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Finland

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Studies on long-term invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) via tracheostomy in chronic respiratory insufficiency are limited. The aim of this study was to clarify the use of HIMV (home invasive mechanical ventilation) within the Finnish ...
Hanna-Riikka Kreivi, Petra Kotanen, Waltteri Siirala   +2 more
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Physiological barriers to oral intake in survivors of critical illness: A scoping review

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Oral nutrition is the predominant mode of nutrition delivery on the post–Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward; yet, it is associated with lower intake than via enteral or parenteral nutrition. There are limited data on barriers that influence oral intake in ICU survivors.
Breanna J. Teleki, Elizabeth Viner Smith, Amy Freeman‐Sanderson, Rosalie Yandell, Lee‐anne S. Chapple   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons for Hospital Admissions in Chronic Hypercapnic COPD Patients on Long-Term Nocturnal Noninvasive Ventilation – A Prospective Observational Study

International Journal of COPD
Simon Koschel,1,2,* Sarah Bettina Stanzel,1,2,* Doreen Kroppen,1,2 Marieke Duiverman,3,4 Maximilian Wollsching-Strobel,1,2 Daniel Majorski,1,2 Melanie Patricia Berger,1,2 Falk Schumacher,2,5 Johannes Fabian Holle,2,6 Wolfram Windisch,1,2 ...
Koschel S, Stanzel SB, Kroppen D, Duiverman M, Wollsching-Strobel M, Majorski D, Berger MP, Schumacher F, Holle JF, Windisch W, Zimmermann M   +10 more
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