Predictors of early hospital readmission in patients receiving home mechanical ventilation
Recent technical developments in respiratory therapy have resulted in an increase in home mechanical ventilation (HMV) use in patients with chronic respiratory failure discharged to their homes or long-term care hospitals.1 HMV enables patients who require long-term mechanical ventilation to be discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) and continue the treatment in their home environments; thus, HMV has led to positive outcomes such as an improved quality of life, reduction in hospital costs, lower risk of hospital infections, and an increased survival rate. (Source: Heart and Lung)
Source: Heart and Lung - October 17, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Eun Young Kim, Hee Jung Suh, Ga Jin Seo, Min Kyung Jang, Chae-Man Lim, Jin Won Huh Source Type: research
Bronchodilator effect on regional lung function in pediatric viral lower respiratory tract infections
Objective. Viral lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are the leading cause for acute admission to the intensive care unit in infants and young children. Nebulized bronchodilators are often used when treating the most severe cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the bronchodilator effect on respiratory mechanics during intensive care with electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and to assess the feasibility of EIT in this context. Approach. We continuously monitored the children with chest EIT for up to 72 h in an observational study design. The treatment decisions were done by clinical assessment, as the clin...
Source: Physiological Measurement - October 17, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Claas Strodthoff, Toni K ähkönen, Richard H Bayford, Tobias Becher, Inéz Frerichs and Merja Kallio Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 13047: Burnout and Resilience among Respiratory Therapy (RT) Students during Clinical Training in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: The findings showed a high prevalence of burnout among RT students and interns during clinical training in Saudi Arabia. Resilience was associated with all domains of burnout and is likely to play a protective role. Therefore, there is a need for collaborative interventions to promote resiliency during clinical training to alleviate and overcome burnout symptoms. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 11, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rayan A. Siraj Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Jaber S. Alqahtani Hussam M. Almarkhan Saeed M. Alghamdi Abdullah A. Alqarni Munyra Alhotye Saleh S. Algarni Fahad H. Alahmadi Mushabbab A. Alahmari Tags: Article Source Type: research
Tracheo ‐esophageal fistula and pleural empyema in the course of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection—A case report
We report a 49-year-old patient with COVID-19 who developed lung abscess, pleural empyema, and tracheo-esophageal fistula. He underwent cervicotomy, segmental tracheal resection, esophageal-tracheal fistula excision, and suturing the esophagus, and a classic thoracotomy was performed. Despite the severe infection, the patient was discharged home after successful surgical treatment. (Source: Clinical Case Reports)
Source: Clinical Case Reports - October 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hanna Kubik,
Wiktoria Smy ła,
Mikołaj Herba,
Szymon Białka,
Mateusz Rydel Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
349 Respiratory therapy educational assessment tool implementation in a pediatric cystic fibrosis center
(Source: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis)
Source: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis - October 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: J. Reed, D. Sanders, P. Cheng, H. Vogt Tags: Posters Source Type: research
Interprofessional Simulation in a Digital World
Interprofessional education (IPE) is difficult to implement for many reasons. The Excellence in Interprofessional Simulation Education is an effective in-person IPE program that pivoted to a teleconferencing format. We conducted 40 simulations with 800 students representing nursing, advanced practice nursing, medicine, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, medical dietetics, speech and language pathology, and social work in an academic year. Months of careful planning to recreate all aspects of the in-person activity in a web-based environment, create roles and duties, and conduct simulatio...
Source: Nursing Clinics of North America - September 18, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Rohrig, Stephanie Burlingame, Miranda Bertie Dickerson, Edith A. Harter, Stephanie Justice Source Type: research
Respiratory therapy mimicking electrographic seizures
(Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica - September 17, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Preoperative respiratory therapy in patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative respiratory therapy in patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer was effective in reducing the number of patients who presented postoperative air leak and reducing pain in the EG.PMID:36099408 | DOI:10.1002/pri.1973 (Source: Cancer Control)
Source: Cancer Control - September 13, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Raquel Fern ández-Blanco David Rinc ón-García Raquel Valero-Alcaide Mar ía Angeles Atín-Arratibel Javier De Miguel-Diez Ricardo Corrochano-Cardona Rodrigo Torres-Castro Maria Nieves Moro-Tejedor Source Type: research
Faculty Perspective on Interprofessional Education Competencies: Respiratory Therapy Compared to Other Allied Health Professions
CONCLUSIONS: RT faculty who teach at different degree levels (associate's degree programs vs bachelor's and master's degree programs) had the same ranking of competencies, but they had a statistically significant difference for teamwork, with associate's degree faculty ranking teamwork lower than bachelor's and master's degree faculty.PMID:36041753 | DOI:10.4187/respcare.09791 (Source: Respiratory Care)
Source: Respiratory Care - August 30, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Amanda Yarberry Behr Patricia Marie O'Neal Dominique Maldonado Christopher A Truelove Gianluca De Leo Source Type: research
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy for Prevention of Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: COVID-PACT
Conclusions: In critically-ill patients with COVID-19, full-dose anticoagulation, but not clopidogrel, reduced thrombotic complications with an increase in bleeding, driven primarily by transfusions in hemodynamically stable patients, and no apparent excess in mortality.PMID:36036760 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.061533 (Source: Circulation)
Source: Circulation - August 29, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Erin A Bohula David D Berg Mathew S Lopes Jean M Connors Iljal Babar Christopher F Barnett Sunit-Preet Chaudhry Amit Chopra Wilson Ginete Michael H Ieong Jason N Katz Edy Y Kim Julia F Kuder Emilio Mazza Dalton McLean Jarrod M Mosier Ari Moskowitz Sabina Source Type: research
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy for Prevention of Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: COVID-PACT
Conclusions: In critically-ill patients with COVID-19, full-dose anticoagulation, but not clopidogrel, reduced thrombotic complications with an increase in bleeding, driven primarily by transfusions in hemodynamically stable patients, and no apparent excess in mortality.PMID:36036760 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.061533 (Source: Circulation)
Source: Circulation - August 29, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Erin A Bohula David D Berg Mathew S Lopes Jean M Connors Iljal Babar Christopher F Barnett Sunit-Preet Chaudhry Amit Chopra Wilson Ginete Michael H Ieong Jason N Katz Edy Y Kim Julia F Kuder Emilio Mazza Dalton McLean Jarrod M Mosier Ari Moskowitz Sabina Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 10772: Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit: Non-Invasive Respiratory Therapy in a Sequential Protocol
ina
Salud Santos
The intermediate respiratory care units (IRCUs) have a pivotal role managing escalation and de-escalation between the general wards and the intensive care units (ICUs). Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the early detection of patients that could improve on non-invasive respiratory therapies (NRTs) in IRCUs without invasive approaches is crucial to ensure proper medical management and optimize limiting ICU resources. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with survival, ICU admission and intubation likelihood in COVID-19 patients admitted to IRCUs. Observational retrospective study in...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 29, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Merc è Gasa Yolanda Ruiz-Albert Ana Cordoba-Izquierdo Mikel Sarasate Ester Cuevas Guillermo Suarez-Quartin Lidia M éndez Julio-C ésar Alfaro-Álvarez Joan Sabater-Riera Xos é L. Pérez-Fernández Mar ía Molina-Molina Salud Santos Tags: Article Source Type: research
Erratum to: COVID-19-New challenges in dysphagia and respiratory therapy
Nervenarzt. 2022 Aug 11:1. doi: 10.1007/s00115-022-01365-4. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35951053 | PMC:PMC9366809 | DOI:10.1007/s00115-022-01365-4 (Source: Der Nervenarzt)
Source: Der Nervenarzt - August 11, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ulrike Frank Katrin Frank Source Type: research
Erratum to: COVID-19-New challenges in dysphagia and respiratory therapy
Nervenarzt. 2022 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s00115-022-01365-4. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35951053 | DOI:10.1007/s00115-022-01365-4 (Source: Der Nervenarzt)
Source: Der Nervenarzt - August 11, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ulrike Frank Katrin Frank Source Type: research
