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Successful rescue combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and prone positioning for the management of severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax: a case report and literature review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background To describe the experience of combination therapy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation(HFOV) and prone positioning in treating severe respiratory failure caused by community acquired ...
Hangyong He, Hao Wang, Xuyan Li, Xiao Tang, Rui Wang, Bing Sun, Zhaohui Tong   +6 more
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Supported Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Severe Organizing Pneumonia: A Case Report

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
This case report describes a 58-year-old, never-smoking housewife with chief complaints of progressively worsening cough, dyspnea, and intermittent fever, who was initially misdiagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, her pulse oximetry
Xiaoyan Zhang, Yuqiong Wang, Yuqiong Wang, Yingying Feng, Ling Zhao, Yunxia Zhang, Hanbo Yang, Bin Xing, Wenlin Guo, Ting Sun, Qingyuan Zhan, Ye Tian   +11 more
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Smart vest for respiratory rate monitoring of COPD patients based on non-contact capacitive sensing [PDF]

, 2018
In this paper, a first approach to the design of a portable device for non-contact monitoring of respiratory rate by capacitive sensing is presented.
Barbarov-Rostán, Gerardo, Cejudo Ramos, Pilar, Márquez, Martín, Eduardo, Naranjo Hernández, David, Ortega Ruiz, Francisco, Reina Tosina, Luis Javier, Roa Romero, Laura María, Talaminos Barroso, Alejandro   +7 more
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ALS With and Without Upper Motor Neuron Signs: A Comparative Study Supporting the Gold Coast Criteria

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Gold Coast criteria permit diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) even without upper motor neuron (UMN) signs. However, whether ALS patients with UMN signs (ALSwUMN) and those without (ALSwoUMN) share similar characteristics and prognoses remains unclear.
Hee‐Jae Jung, E‐nae Cheong, Jungmin So, Heung‐Won Kang, Yangsean Choi, Eun‐Jae Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Young‐Min Lim   +7 more
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Memory Foam Pillow as an Intervention in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Preliminary Randomized Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Specific pillow use is a seldom studied or controlled factor in the setting of sleep disordered breathing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different pillows [own pillow (OP), memory foam pillow (MFP), generic laboratory pillow (LP)]
Vasileios T. Stavrou, Yiannis Koutedakis, Yiannis Koutedakis, Kyriaki Astara, George D. Vavougios, George D. Vavougios, George D. Vavougios, Eirini Papayianni, Ilias T. Stavrou, Fotini Bardaka, Chaido Pastaka, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis   +12 more
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Nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic lung diseases [PDF]

, 2019
Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic agents.
Alexescu, Teodora G, Cosnarovici, Maria, Negrean, Vasile, Orasan, Olga H, Para, Ioana, Perne, Mirela G, Popovici, Ionela, Ruta, Victoria M, Tarmure, Simina, Todea, Doina A   +9 more
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Phenotypes and personalized medicine in the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Intensive Care Medicine, 2020
Although the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is well defined by the development of acute hypoxemia, bilateral infiltrates and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, ARDS is heterogeneous in terms of clinical risk factors, physiology of lung injury ...
M. Matthay, Y. Arabi, E. Siegel, L. Ware, L. Bos, P. Sinha, J. Beitler, K. Wick, M. Curley, J. Constantin, J. Levitt, C. Calfee   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cancer Risk in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea 2004 to 2021

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by tissue fibrosis, vasculopathy, and immune dysregulation. Our objectives were to quantify the overall and site‐specific cancer risks in patients with SSc compared to the general population, examine temporal trends in cancer incidence following SSc diagnosis, and explore ...
Jihyun Na, Su Jin Choi, Sojeong Park, Minae Park, Doo‐Ho Lim   +4 more
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Effects of postoperative antifungal therapy on the recurrence of Aspergillus infection after pulmonary aspergilloma resection: a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-center, 24-month, open-label, parallel group trial

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Surgical resection is considered the most effective therapeutic method for pulmonary aspergilloma (PA), while the necessity of postoperative antifungal therapy remains controversial.
Jian Yang, Chan Liu, Jianxiong Li, Xianqiu Chen, Beibei Wang, Jing Zhang, Haifeng Wang, Deping Zhao, Yiming Zhou, Haomin Cai, Jin-fu Xu, Shuo Liang   +11 more
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Ergonomics of bronchoscopy: good advice or a pain in the neck?

European Respiratory Review, 2023
Interventional pulmonologists require a unique set of skills including precise motor abilities and physical endurance, but surprisingly the application of ergonomic principles in the field of bronchoscopy remains limited.
Prince Ntiamoah, Michael Machuzak, Thomas R. Gildea, Atul C. Mehta   +3 more
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