[PDF] Top 20 Factors affecting the success of weaning in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

... Results: In 43 patients, 25 had successful weaning (58.1%). Patients with high APACHE II score prior to intu- bation was found as associated with weaning ...and ... See full document

... volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC)] < ...increase in FEV1 following inhalation of a β2 agonist; age ≥ 18 years; stable ischemic heart disease in history and ... See full document

... Background: The Glittre ADL (TGlittre) test is a specifically designed to assess functional limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...differentiate the ... See full document

... Background: The forced vital capacity (FVC) test is routinely performed to evaluate pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... See full document

... The patients were clinically stable, without recent worsening of ...through the analysis of clinical history of exposure to COPD risk factors and confirmed by ... See full document

... seen in Table 1, the LGT consisted of 30 min of walking at a self-determined intensity and an additional 30-min of low-intensity resistance training with free weights, on ... See full document

... since chronic inflammation can be a major trigger of muscle decay. In a recent study, it was found that the number of apoptotic cells in biopsies increased progressively when ... See full document

... to the high colinear- ity between BDI and MMRC scores (r > ...included in the regression mo- del. Results of the multiple regres- sion analysis are reported in terms of ... See full document

... CONCLUSION The degree of dyspnoea of COPD outpatients that could be well-determined by the scales used in our study clearly reflects the impairment of their health-related ... See full document

... Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the weaning of patients with respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Intern Med[r] ... See full document

... Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that reduces functional ...deteriorating the ability to perform activities of daily ... See full document

... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by progressive and partially reversible airway ...obstruction. The innumerable complications that occur during the ... See full document

... for the group (COPD ...using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. For normally distributed variables with homogeneity of variance, unpaired Student’s test was ...meet the homogeneity of ... See full document

... : The objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of a modified version of the Saint George's Respiratory ...Questionnaire. The version evaluated elicits ... See full document

... Effect of natural oxygen enrichment at low altitude on oxygen-dependent patients with end-stage lung ...assessment of the 6-min walking test in patients with ... See full document

... dysphagia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...Purpose: patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be ... See full document

... evaluates the healthcare burden associated with COPD patients followed for up to three years after discharge for an episode of ...examines the presence of subgroups defined by ... See full document

... Brazil). The following training protocol was chosen to minimize the effects of fatigue on muscle contractility: (i) symmetrical, biphasic, square-pulsed cur- rent at 50 Hz; (ii) duty cycle: 2 s on ... See full document

... study the effects of nocturnal hypoxemia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without obstructive sleep apnea ...21 ... See full document

... for the amount of smoking not correlating with the severity of dyspnea could be attributed to the following possible ...many of our patients are from low socio ... See full document