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Filter by:Hypothesis: Oncological patients presenting with respiratory problems will benefit both at a functional level and at a level of quality of life from the inclusion of a program of integral respiratory rehabilitation from the perspective of nursing and occupational therapy at the time of admission hospital for an exacerbation of his respiratory symptoms. Main objective: to verify the effectiveness of a comprehensive respiratory rehabilitation program carried out from the perspective of an interdisciplinary team made up of nurses, occupational therapists and doctors in the improvement of the respiratory problem referred to oncological disease. Design: experimental, randomized, stratified, longitudinal prospective study through a parallel scheme of fixed assignment with experimental group and control group.
The overall objective of this study is to better understand the respiratory mechanisms provoking dyspnea on exertion in obese asthmatic children.
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a is a lung disorder which makes breathing more difficult. During exercise, patients with ILD are not efficient breathers and this leads to serious breathing difficulties, which often causes these patients to stop exercise at low intensities. The investigators think that these patients with ILD have problems exchanging fresh gas (i.e., oxygen) into the blood stream because of poor lung blood vessel function. The investigators will test whether inhaled medications, specifically nitric oxide, can improve lung blood vessel function and decrease breathing difficulties during exercise. With this research, the investigators will understand more about breathing efficiency and lung blood vessel function in mild ILD patients, and find out whether improving lung blood vessel function helps ILD patients breathe easier and exercise longer. Understanding the reasons behind the feeling of difficult breathing may lead to more effective therapy and improved quality of life in ILD patients.
This study is meant to compare the amount of oxygen required for hypoxemia relief between current standard of care (oxygen only) and oxygen with the addition of high flow air for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), and Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) patients during rest. Subjects will be titrated from 0 L/min until they maintain 95% SpO2 for each of the following delivery methods: 1. Pulses of pure oxygen (control) 2. Constant high flow air with pulses of pure oxygen 3. Out of phase pulses of high flow air and pure oxygen
This research work is focused on building and evaluating one of the first evidence-based clinical decision support tools for homecare in the United States. The results of this study have the potential to standardize and individualize nursing decision making using cutting-edge technology and to improve patient outcomes in the homecare setting.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a respiratory disease that results in progressive airflow limitation and respiratory distress. The benefit of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) combined with a pulmonary rehabilitation programme is uncertain. The investigators aimed to demonstrate that, in patients with obstructive pulmonary disease, IMT performed during a PRP is associated with an improvement of dyspnoea and exercise tolerance.
Acute respiratory failure is one of the most common diagnosis in patients admitted in the Emergency Department. Acute respiratory failure is associated with morbidity and mortality. Fifteen percent of patient will require ventilatory support and among them 40% will die. Measurement of diaphragmatic motion (excursion) at ultrasonography is a noninvasive measure, allowing to assess diaphragm dysfunction. It could be useful in predicting poor prognosis in ED patients with respiratory failure . In this study the investigators will compare the prognostic value of diaphragmatic excursion measurement at ultrasonography to that of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 in patients presenting with acute respiratory failure in the ED The Investigators made the hypothesis that measurement of diaphragmatic excursion in ED patients with acute respiratory failure could be of value in predicting the need for ventilatory support or mortality within 28 days from ED admission
Patients being treated with non-invasive home mechanical ventilation (NIV) may experience morning dyspnea after each night of NIV use, when the therapy is abruptly ended. This study aims to show that dyspnea intensity can be significantly reduced by a gentle NIV therapy end, delivered by a continuously decreasing pressure level (inverse pressure ramp) after therapy end in the morning, a feature called softSTOPP, which can configured in prismaVENT NIV devices. This could also improve therapy adherence.
Purpose of the study: The purpose of the trial is to investigate whether repeated ultrasound scans of the heart and lungs of patients with shortness of breath may help to optimize their treatment. This patient group is characterized by an extended hospitalization and a high mortality rate. Therefore, it is essential to be able to target the treatment in order to shorten length of stay, prevent readmissions, and improve survival in these patients. Ultrasound scanning used in this way is novel. The study method: Initially, all patients will receive standard evaluation and ultrasound of the heart and the lungs. Then the patients are randomly assigned into two groups. In one group, patients receive standard assessment and treatment. In the second group, the patients, in addition to standard examination and treatment, receive ultrasound scans of their heart and lungs after two hours and again fire hours after the first scan. After discharge, the subjects are followed for one year to evaluate what examinations and treatment they received during hospitalization, whether they have been readmitted or died.
Aim of this multicenter prospective cohort study is the evaluation of the multidimensional qualities of dyspnea in a number of diseases using the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile (Banzett et al, ERJ 2015).