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CESAR: conventional ventilatory support vs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: An estimated 350 adults develop severe, but potentially reversible respiratory failure in the UK annually. Current management uses intermittent positive pressure ventilation, but barotrauma, volutrauma and oxygen toxicity can prevent lung ...
Clemens, Felicity, Elbourne, Diana, Firmin, Richard, Hardy, Pollyanna, Hibbert, Clare, Killer, Hilliary, Mugford, Miranda, Peek, Giles J, Thalanany, Mariamma, Tiruvoipati, Ravin, Truesdale, Ann, Wilson, Andrew   +11 more
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COVID-19 Infection: Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians. [PDF]

, 2020
Healthcare systems worldwide are responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious syndrome caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Patients with COVID-19 can progress from asymptomatic or
Greenland, John R, London, Martin J, Michelow, Marilyn D, Wang, Linlin   +3 more
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Differences in cerebral oxygenation during exercise in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with and without exertional hypoxemia: does exercise intensity matter?

Pulmonology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) present respiratory derangements at rest and during exercise, accompanied by exercise intolerance.
K. Dipla, A.K. Boutou, A. Markopoulou, S. Papadopoulos, S. Kritikou, G. Pitsiou, I. Stanopoulos, I. Kioumis, A. Zafeiridis   +8 more
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Variation in information needs of patients with interstitial lung disease and their family caregivers according to long-term oxygen therapy: a descriptive study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background The information needs of patients and their families regarding interstitial lung disease (ILD) have yet to be studied in detail, and few reports have examined the differences in information needs according to patient status.
Ryuhei Sato, Tomohiro Handa, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Toyohiro Hirai   +3 more
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Extracorporeal support for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. [PDF]

, 2014
Extracorporeal membrane oxygen (ECMO) has been used for many years in patients with life-threatening hypoxaemia and/or hypercarbia. While early trials demonstrated that it was associated with poor outcomes and extensive haemorrhage, the technique has ...
Finney, SJ
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Dynamics of neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19: an observational study

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2021
Our understanding of the protective immunity, particularly the long-term dynamics of neutralizing antibody (NAbs) response to SARS-CoV-2, is currently limited.
Xin Xu, Sheng Nie, Yanqun Wang, Quanxin Long, Hong Zhu, Xiaoyong Zhang, Jian Sun, Qinglang Zeng, Jincun Zhao, Li Liu, Ling Li, Ailong Huang, Jinlin Hou, Fan Fan Hou   +13 more
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Airway bacterial and fungal microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Medicine in Microecology, 2021
Little is known about airway mycobiome, and its relationship with bacterial microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here we report the first simultaneous characterization of sputum bacterial and fungal microbiome in 84 stable COPD and
Haiyue Liu, Zhenyu Liang, Nannan Cao, Xinzhu Yi, Xilan Tan, Zuheng Liu, Fengyan Wang, Yuqiong Yang, Chunxi Li, Zhiming Xiang, Yan He, Jin Su, Zhang Wang, Rongchang Chen, Hongwei Zhou   +14 more
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Association between muscle quality index and pulmonary function in post-COVID-19 subjects

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background The SARS-CoV2 pandemic impacted many critically ill patients, causing sequelae, affecting lung function, and involving the musculoskeletal system. We evaluated the association between lung function and muscle quality index in severely ill post-
Dulce González-Islas, Robinson Robles-Hernández, Laura Flores-Cisneros, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Susana Galicia-Amor, Nadia Hernández-López, Mariana I. Valdés-Moreno, Rocío Sánchez-Santillán, Juan Carlos García-Hernández, Armando Castorena-Maldonado   +9 more
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Physiology of respiratory disturbances in muscular dystrophies [PDF]

, 2016
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited myopathies characterised by progressive skeletal muscle wasting, including of the respiratory muscles. Respiratory failure, i.e.
Aliverti, Andrea, Lo Mauro, Maria Antonella   +1 more
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Newly recognized causes of acute lung injury: transfusion of blood products, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and avian influenza. [PDF]

, 2006
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a clinical syndrome that has an ever-growing list of potential causes. The transfusion of blood products is often a life-saving therapy, but it can be associated with the development of ...
Looney, Mark R
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