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AARC Announces New Director of Clinical Practice Guideline Development

23 September 2021

The AARC is excited to welcome Dr. Lynda Goodfellow, Ed.D, RRT, AE-C, FAARC, as the Director of Clinical Practice Guideline Development. [More]

Respiratory Therapy in Canada | Confronting COVID-19

23 September 2021

Andrew West, EdD, MAppSc(Resp), DipPH, FCSRT, gives us a deep dive into the timeline of COVID-19 in Canada and how RTs have made it through. [More]

Innovative Programs | Finding Success in Readmissions Reduction

22 September 2021

The government established the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to reduce the number of people with specific diagnoses, including COPD. [More]

Industry Watch

22 September 2021

This week’s edition of Industry Watch includes topics on lung cancer treatment, stem cell treatment, and a vaccination campaign. [More]

Big Tobacco Buys Inhalation Drug/Device Manufacturer

17 September 2021

The AARC joins forces with several US based companies to reach out to a multitude of UK officials to warn of the harms of the decision. [More]

Respiratory Mechanics in a Cohort of Critically Ill Subjects With COVID-19 Infection

22 September 2021

BACKGROUND:Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often develop acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and receive invasive mechanical ventilation. Much remains unknown about their respiratory mechanics, including the trajectories of pulmonary compliance and PaO2/FIO2, the prognostic value of these parameters, and the effects of prone positioning. We described respiratory mechanics among subjects with COVID-19 who were intubated during the first month of hospitalization.METHODS:We included patients with COVID-19 who were mechanically ventilated between February and May 2020. Daily values of pulmonary compliance, PaO2, FIO2, and the use of prone positioning were abstracted from electronic medical records. The trends were analyzed separately over days… [More]

Gas Exchange Impairment During COVID-19 Recovery

22 September 2021

BACKGROUND:Persistent impairment of pulmonary function and exercise capacity has been known to last for months or even years in the survivors who recovered from other coronavirus pneumonia. Some reports showed that subjects with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia after being discharged could have several sequelae, but there are few studies on gas exchange and exercise capacity complications in these subjects.AIMS:To describe residual gas exchange abnormalities during recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.METHODS:In an observational study, ∼90 d after onset of disease, we scheduled almost 200 subjects for an out-patient visit with pulmonary function testing and computed tomography of the lungs. Lung… [More]

Effects of Environmental and Mechanical Variations on Particle Size Distribution of Albuterol HFA Inhalers

22 September 2021

BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate how factors (ambient temperature, shaking the inhaler before use, suspension of the inhaler in water, and the variation over the lifetime of the inhaler) affect the particle-size distributions from albuterol HFA inhalers.METHODS:We used a laser particle-size analyzer to measure the percentage of particles in the 1- to 5-μm range (fine-particle fraction) serially 2,500 times per second to obtain a window of useful measurements with each inhaler actuation. We compared the inhaler performance results as follows: cold versus hot, full versus partial versus empty inhaler actuations, shaken versus unshaken, and inhaler characteristics after… [More]

Short-Term Effects of Pressure Controlled Versus Volume Controlled Noninvasive Ventilation in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

22 September 2021

BACKGROUND:Comparison of the effects of pressure controlled and volume controlled noninvasive ventilations (NIV) has usually been limited to the degree of improvement in blood gases. We compared sleep quality, abnormal respiratory events, and patient-ventilator asynchronies during administration of pressure controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (PC-CMV) and volume controlled continuous mandatory ventilation (VC-CMV) in subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis naive to NIV after titration aimed at maximally improving nocturnal arterial blood gases.METHODS:A crossover evaluation of PC-CMV and VC-CMV was performed in 27 subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. After baseline polysomnography, ventilators were set in random order so as to warrant similar and… [More]

Driving Pressure Is a Risk Factor for ARDS in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects Without ARDS

22 September 2021

BACKGROUND:Driving pressure (ΔP) has been described as a risk factor for mortality in patients with ARDS. However, the role of ΔP in the outcome of patients without ARDS and on mechanical ventilation has received less attention. Our objective was to evaluate the association between ΔP on the first day of mechanical ventilation with the development of ARDS.METHODS:This was a post hoc analysis of a multicenter, prospective, observational, international study that included subjects who were on mechanical ventilation for > 12 h. Our objective was to evaluate the association between ΔP on the first day of mechanical ventilation with the development… [More]

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