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The work undertaken by mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care : a qualitative meta-ethnography of survivors' experiences [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Mechanical ventilation is a routine intervention for the critically ill but patients' experiences of this intervention are largely hidden from clinicians.
Astin, F, Carruthers, H, Gomersall, T
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Perspectives on prolonged nocturnal invasive mechanical ventilation

Journal of Mechanical Ventilation
The utilization of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) has become common practice for a large and expanding number of patients with chronic respiratory failure resultant from several medical diseases and disorders. Although protocols and guidelines for
Robert L Vender
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Passive house ventilation strategies: demand control? [PDF]

, 2009
Since insulation levels in a passive house context are very high, energy losses trough ventilation are of relatively high importance in the total energy balance of a passive house concept.
Janssens, Arnold, Laverge, Jelle
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Predictors of Successful Decannulation Using a Tracheostomy Retainer in Patients with Prolonged Weaning and Persisting Respiratory Failure [PDF]

, 2012
Background: For percutaneously tracheostomized patients with prolonged weaning and persisting respiratory failure, the adequate time point for safe decannulation and switch to noninvasive ventilation is an important clinical issue.
Abboussouan LS, Aboussouan LS, Bach JR, Boles JM, Ceriana P, Divo MJ, Durbin, Engoren M, Epstein SK, Florian Kollert, Frank Heinemann, Franke KJ, Griffiths J, Gursel GG, Heffner JE, Hess DR, Hsu CL, Kornblith LZ, Le Gall JR, MacIntyre NR, Marchese S, Marchese S, Michael Pfeifer, O’Connor HH, O’Connor HH, Rudolf A. Jörres, Schönhofer B, Stelfox HT, Stephan Budweiser, Tobias Baur, Wu YK   +30 more
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Evaluation of parametrics for the development of vertical solar chimney ventilation in hot and humid climate [PDF]

, 2006
In terms of housing passive cooling design, tropical climatic regions present the most difficult problem to solve. A good dwelling design can keep the indoor environment favorable and comfortable during most of the year without the use of any mechanical ...
Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Nugroho, Agung Murti, Then, Jit Hiung   +2 more
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Thermal 3D CFD Simulation with Active Transparent Façade in Buildings [PDF]

, 2018
In recent years active façades have acquired greater importance given their capacity to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. One such type is the so-called Active Transparent Façade (ATF). A 3D numerical model based on computational fluid dynamics
Fernández Nieto, Enrique Domingo, Narbona Reina, Gladys, Ramírez Balas, Cristina, Sendra, Juan J., Suárez, Rafael   +4 more
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Invasive mechanical ventilation in the emergency department

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019
Emergency department (ED) lenght of stay of the patients requiring admission to the intensive care units has increased gradually in recent years. Mechanical ventilation is an integral part of critical care and mechanically ventilated patients have to be ...
Başak Bayram, Emre Şancı
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Effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control and house dust mite allergen levels [PDF]

, 2009
The warm, humid environment in modern homes favours the dust mite population, but the effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control has not been established.
Ahlstedt, Arlian, Arlian, Benninger, British Thoracic Society, Brooks, Brugge, Burberry, Burr, Colloff, Crane, Earle, Fletcher, Grootendorst, G��tzsche, Hersoug, Jones, Juniper, Juniper, Miller, Morgan, Papi, Platts-Mills, Rusznak, Simpson, Singh, Venables, Warner   +27 more
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Guidance Value of Procalcitonin Detection in Selecting Switching Points for Sequential Therapy in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated by Respiratory Failure

International Journal of COPD, 2022
Fang Ding,1 Wenjing Liu,2 Huiqing Wang,3 Weiwei Wang,1 Caixia Yang1 1Department of Geriatrics, Hengshui People’s Hospital, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hengshui People’s Hospital ...
Ding F, Liu W, Wang H, Wang W, Yang C
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Randomized crossover comparison of proportional assist ventilation and patient-triggered ventilation in extremely low birth weight infants with evolving chronic lung disease [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Refinement of ventilatory techniques remains a challenge given the persistence of chronic lung disease of preterm infants. Objective: To test the hypothesis that proportional assist ventilation ( PAV) will allow to lower the ventilator ...
Andreas Schulze, Eduardo Bancalari, Esther Rieger-Fackeldey, Lebowitz HH, Musante G, Nelson Claure, Poon CS, Poon CS, Ruth Everett, Schaller P, Schulze A, Schulze A, Schulze A, Schulze A, Schulze A, Schulze A, Tilo Gerhardt, Younes M   +17 more
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