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Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2003
Respiratory failure occurs due mainly either to lung failure resulting in hypoxaemia or pump failure resulting in alveolar hypoventilation and hypercapnia. Hypercapnic respiratory failure may be the result of mechanical defects, central nervous system depression, imbalance of energy demands and supplies and/or adaptation of central controllers ...
Praveen Kumar Neema
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Neurological Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: yesDiseases, 2018
West Nile virus infection in humans is mostly asymptomatic. Less than 1% of neuro-invasive cases show a fatality rate of around 10%. Acute flaccid paralysis of respiratory muscles leading to respiratory failure is the most common cause of death. Although
Mohan Rudrappa   +2 more
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Surgical Respiratory Failure [PDF]

open access: bronzeAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1973
Some factors considered important in the development of respiratory failure in the surgical patient are reviewed. Management, with the emphasis on prevention, is outlined.
Andrew Morton
openalex   +4 more sources

Respiratory Failure

open access: yesÇukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2014
The main function of the lungs is to maintain the exchange between the pulmonary capillary and the air in the alveoli. By this way, the arteriel oxygen and carbondioxide tension remains constant.
Ezgi Ozyilmaz
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Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries. [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016
IMPORTANCE Limited information exists about the epidemiology, recognition, management, and outcomes of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
G. Bellani   +15 more
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Acceptability of Healthcare Professionals to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19 Two Weeks before Initiation of National Vaccination

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Background and Objectives The greatest challenge vaccines face is that of acceptance from the general population. Healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) recommendations have significant influence on general public vaccination behavior.
Athanasia Pataka   +8 more
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Effect of Noninvasive Respiratory Strategies on Intubation or Mortality Among Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and COVID-19: The RECOVERY-RS Randomized Clinical Trial.

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2022
Importance Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) have been recommended for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19.
MD Gavin D Perkins   +41 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of hydration status and fluid distribution on pulmonary function in COPD patients

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients have alterations in body composition. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) evaluates body composition, hydration status, and fluid distribution.
Arturo Orea-Tejeda   +10 more
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Smoking and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is There An Association between These Cardiometabolic Risk Factors?—Gender Analysis

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Studies have tried to establish a relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) and smoking but data still remain controversial. We aimed: 1. To evaluate the relationship between smoking and OSA; 2.
Despoina Ioannidou   +3 more
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