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Quantification of Pulmonary Arterial Wall Distensibility Using Parameters Extracted from Volumetric Micro-CT Images [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Stiffening, or loss of distensibility, of arterial vessel walls is among the manifestations of a number of vascular diseases including pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Dawson, Christopher A   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Participants’ perceptions of groupwork in the management of cancer symptoms in older people [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper explores groupwork within rehabilitative palliative care on three distressing cancer symptoms: pain, dyspnoea and fatigue. This was achieved through qualitative methodology using a phenomenological orientated psychological approach in a cohort
Belchamber, C.A.
core   +1 more source

Effect of dynamic lung compliance-guided positive end-expiratory pressure on postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Anesthesiology
Background The risk of postoperative pulmonary complications is significantly increased in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy.
Yihu Zhou   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tidal lung hysteresis to interpret PEEP-induced changes in compliance in ARDS patients [PDF]

open access: gold, 2023
Francesco Mojoli   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

The Effects and Implications of Vaping on the Youth Population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Youth today have adopted the “cessation tool” known as the e-cigarette as a form of recreational activity. An examination of the history of tobacco use and prevention enables a fuller understanding of the problem presented by this product.
Sisson, Julia
core   +1 more source

Ciclesonide shows a lung-protective effect in neonatal hyperoxia-exposed rats [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Pediatrics
Background Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease primarily observed in premature infants, is attributed to a lung injury–repair imbalance.
Victoria Mielgo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in diaphragmatic excursion and lung compliance during gynaecologic surgery: open laparotomy versus laparoscopy—a prospective observational study

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
This study compared the effects of open versus laparoscopic radical hysterectomy on intraoperative diaphragmatic excursion and lung compliance. We enrolled 20 women per group; Group O’s members underwent open radical hysterectomy, while Group L’s members
Kyungmi Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased respiratory system compliance on the sixth day of mechanical ventilation is a predictor of death in patients with established acute lung injury [PDF]

open access: gold, 2011
Eric J. Seeley   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

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