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Successful Weaning Predictors in a Respiratory Care Center in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008 Respiratory care centers (RCCs) provide effective care for patients who have been in intensive care and have undergone prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Pei-Hsuan Yang +6 more
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International Journal of Gerontology, 2015 Background: This study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that a tracheostomy prior to admission to a respiratory care center (RCC) with a specialized weaning setting would improve the outcome of patients transferred from intensive care unit ...
Kuei-Ling Tseng +7 more
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International Journal of Gerontology, 2012 Background: The aim of the study was to assess the characteristics of and outcomes for very elderly patients (≥ 80 years) with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) under the mandatory integrated delivery system (IDS) in Taiwan.
Jian Su +4 more
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Seasonality and prevalence of respiratory pathogens detected by multiplex PCR at a tertiary care medical center [PDF]
Archives of Virology, 2013 Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Seasonality has been reported for many viruses, including influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the recently described human metapneumovirus (hMPV). We hypothesize that the availability of rapid, multiplex PCR diagnostics will provide better clinical ...
Christine M Litwin
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundThe National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care recommended tracking 1-year survival rates (the most relevant outcome) in patients treated with prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Chienhsiu Huang
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022 Adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) is reported as a novel diagnostic biomarker for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) in many studies. This meta-analysis was conducted to systematically evaluate the general diagnostic performance of pleural ADA2 in TPE.
Tingting Zeng +7 more
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Early versus late awake prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19
Critical Care, 2021 Background Awake prone positioning (APP) is widely used in the management of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The primary objective of this study was to compare the outcome of COVID-19 patients who received early versus late APP.
Ramandeep Kaur +19 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 Background Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an emerging treatment, but most of the current trials of MSCs stay in the animal experimental stage, and the safety and efficacy of MSCs in clinical ...
Jianbao Wang +6 more
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Eosinophil extracellular traps in asthma: implications for pathogenesis and therapy
Respiratory Research, 2023 Asthma is a common, chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that affects millions of people worldwide and is associated with significant healthcare costs.
Kunlu Shen +9 more
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Utility and safety of airway stenting in airway stenosis after lung transplant: A systematic review
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundAirway complications seriously affect the clinical outcomes and long-term prognosis of lung-transplantation patients. Airway stenting provides effective palliation for patients with airway stenosis.
Zilin Wang +6 more
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