Guideline based knowledge and practice of physicians in the management of COPD in a low ‐ to middle‐income country
ConclusionDespite physicians having good knowledge in COPD, the practice in COPD management is below guideline-recommended. There is a significant, very low positive correlation between total knowledge score and practice score. Proper COPD training to physicians, disease awareness among patients, easy availability of diagnostic equipment and medication can help improve physicians' practice and appropriately manage COPD patients. (Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal)
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 15, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Suraj Ghimire,
Anish Lamichhane,
Anita Basnet,
Samiksha Pandey,
Nahakul Poudel,
Bhushan Shrestha,
Santosh Pathak,
Gaurav Mahato,
Ram Kumar Shrestha Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Blood biomarkers associated with acute type II respiratory failure in COPD: A meta ‐analysis
ConclusionThe meta-analysis results further confirm that low albumin and uric acid levels are risk factors for type II respiratory failure in acute exacerbation of COPD patients. Additionally, this analysis also summarizes many emerging inflammatory indicators, nutritional indicator, and cardiovascular system indicators to predict the progression of acute exacerbation of COPD to type II respiratory failure but only in single study. (Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal)
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 10, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tieying Shi,
Li Feng Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Current and future treatment
ConclusionClearly, there is an unmet need for accelerated research into IPF mechanisms so that progress can be made in therapeutics toward the goals of increasing life expectancy, alleviating symptoms, and improving well-being. (Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal)
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 10, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Daniel S. Glass,
David Grossfeld,
Heather A. Renna,
Priya Agarwala,
Peter Spiegler,
Joshua DeLeon,
Allison B. Reiss Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
Non ‐HIV‐infected patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia in the intensive care unit: A bicentric, retrospective study focused on predictive factors of in‐hospital mortality
ConclusionsThe mortality rate of non-HIV-infected patients with PCP was high, and predictive factors of a poor prognosis were advanced age, use of high-dose steroids ( ≥1 mg/kg/day prednisone equivalent) during hospitalization, and a low oxygenation index on admission. The use of caspofungin during hospitalization might have no contribution to the prognosis of non-HIV-infected patients with PCP in the ICU. (Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal)
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 10, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yuqiong Wang,
Xu Huang,
Ting Sun,
Guohui Fan,
Qingyuan Zhan,
Li Weng Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The comfort assessment in healthy adults during constant ‐flow mode in noninvasive ventilator
ConclusionsThe grater the flow rate, the greater the noise generated by NIVCFM/HFNC (<65.9 dB). The maximum flow rate that most healthy adults can able to tolerate is 30 L/min, and the main discomfort is dyspnea. (Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal)
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - December 8, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Juanjuan Yao,
Wei Li,
Mengmeng Peng,
Kaixin He,
Dedong Ma,
Hongxiu Lu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
