Respiratory Rehabilitation
RCT | Temporary transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation does not benefit difficult-to-wean patients in the ICU.
8 Aug, 2022 | 11:41h | UTC
M-A | Respiratory support strategy in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:18h | UTC
RCT | Using a smartphone application maintains physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD.
21 Jul, 2022 | 12:45h | UTC
M-A of RCTs | Effectiveness of home-based cardiac rehabilitation, using wearable sensors, as a multicomponent, cutting-edge intervention.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:35h | UTC
M-A | Home oxygen for moderate hypoxemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
13 Jul, 2022 | 11:47h | UTCHome oxygen for moderate hypoxaemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Home oxygen probably makes little or no difference to 3-year mortality in pts with #COPD and moderate hypoxaemia
Systematic review & meta-analysis from Yves Lacasse & colleagues https://t.co/8wDrkEd1LH pic.twitter.com/UoOqW7hngT
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) July 11, 2022
ARDS Clinical Practice Guideline.
11 Jul, 2022 | 12:49h | UTCARDS Clinical Practice Guideline 2021 – Journal of Intensive Care
Retrospective Cohort Study | Racial bias and reproducibility in pulse oximetry among medical and surgical inpatients.
7 Jul, 2022 | 12:57h | UTCNews Release: Pulse oximeters missed low oxygen levels in more Black veterans than white veterans – University of Michigan
Related:
Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias – STAT
Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations: FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Commentary on Twitter
New research found that for individuals in general (medical and surgical) care in hospital, occult hypoxemia was more common for black patients than for white patients https://t.co/DrNlaIE7ho
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 6, 2022
RCT | High-dose dexamethasone and oxygen support strategies in intensive care unit patients with severe COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:51h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, high-dose dexamethasone did not significantly improve the 60-day survival. The oxygenation strategy in initially non-intubated patients did not significantly modify the 28-day risk of invasive mechanical ventilation requirement. https://t.co/ZNajW2KBKR
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) July 5, 2022
Brief Review: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine.
29 Jun, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCNoninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Noninvasive respiratory support in #ICU
💨 hypercapnic failure
🫀respiratory failure due to acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema
⚠️ weaning or extubation in high-risk or obese pts
💨 de novo hypoxemic respiratory failure if careful pt selection/monitoring
🖇 https://t.co/pTdzEEW2Xf pic.twitter.com/S3oEpUppNC— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 28, 2022
Guideline: Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTCPartial update of the German S3 Guideline Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adults – Somnologie
RCT: Effectiveness and safety of early initiation of poststernotomy cardiac rehabilitation exercise training.
23 Jun, 2022 | 12:59h | UTCEffectiveness and Safety of Early Initiation of Poststernotomy Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Training: The SCAR Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
RCT found starting exercise 2 weeks post-sternotomy was as effective as starting at 6 weeks. Clinicians and cardiac rehabilitation professionals can recommend starting exercise training as early as 2 weeks post-sternotomy. https://t.co/MpBhRmyfUh
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) June 22, 2022
Review: Sex differences in sequelae from COVID-19 infection and in long COVID syndrome.
22 Jun, 2022 | 12:06h | UTCCommentary: Women more likely to have long COVID, different symptom profile – CIDRAP
How common is long COVID? Why studies give different answers.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCHow common is long COVID? Why studies give different answers – Nature
ERS statement on pediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support.
21 Jun, 2022 | 10:56h | UTCERS statement on paediatric long-term noninvasive respiratory support – European Respiratory Journal
Consensus Study: A core outcome set for post-COVID-19 condition in adults for use in clinical practice and research.
20 Jun, 2022 | 10:31h | UTCNews Release: Key outcomes of Long COVID identified in international consensus study – King’s College London
Invited Commentary: Post-COVID-19 condition in children: a COS is urgently needed – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
NEW POSITION PAPER—A core outcome set for post-COVID-19 condition in adults for use in clinical practice and research
From Daniel Munblit & co https://t.co/zAxQ1ww6bT pic.twitter.com/WIitohP3Xo
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) June 15, 2022
Brief Review: Helmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:13h | UTCHelmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Helmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure:
⚙️ set‐up
⛑ physiology of helmet interface: from most relevant feature to major drawbacks
💨 clinical implications
Free to read #FOAMcc on @yourICM
🖇 https://t.co/qNE4Id5oBg pic.twitter.com/b2auLLlW9z— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 18, 2022
[Preprint] Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCStudy Commentary: Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
🚨 The arguably largest #LongCovid study to date with millions of participants shows the increased risk of various symptoms after infection and the risk of having to take medications. https://t.co/DSvRcKVKIs pic.twitter.com/uUQxK1VQLv
— Jonas R. Kunst (@kunstjonas.bsky.social) (@KunstJonas) May 23, 2022
Video: Care of patients with new, continuing, or recurring symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.
2 Jun, 2022 | 11:04h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort Study: Racial and ethnic discrepancy in pulse oximetry and delayed identification of treatment eligibility among patients with COVID-19.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:58h | UTCEditorial: Racial and Ethnic Bias in Pulse Oximetry and Clinical Outcomes
Related:
Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine
FDA issues alert on ‘limitations’ of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias – STAT
Pulse Oximeter Accuracy and Limitations: FDA Safety Communication – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found overestimation of arterial oxygen saturation levels by pulse oximetry occurred in Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients with #COVID19 and delayed care compared with White patients. https://t.co/ptOVwuUewr @AshFawzyMD @GoldenSherita @AmandaBradke @BTGaribaldi
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) May 31, 2022
Ten overlooked mistakes during early mobilization in the intensive care unit.
31 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCRelated:
M-A: Efficacy of physiotherapy interventions on weaning in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.
27 May, 2022 | 11:29h | UTC
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.
23 May, 2022 | 01:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Just published 💥💥 @ICHEJournal @SHEA_Epi @IDSAInfo @APIC
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update #IDTwitter https://t.co/fipGfkyHi6 pic.twitter.com/c88X5GL0d6— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) May 20, 2022
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Systematic Review: Prehabilitation vs. no prehabilitation to improve functional capacity, reduce postoperative complications and improve quality of life in colorectal cancer surgery.
23 May, 2022 | 01:31h | UTCSummary: Preparing a patient with bowel cancer for surgery with multiple interventions – Cochrane Library
The pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen?
19 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCThe pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
What's missed by our fixation on hospitalization and death metrics for the pandemic—the disability toll—the impact by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) https://t.co/dFWNuVah3z@HollyElse @Nature #LongCovid pic.twitter.com/Fql0a4ObLH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022
Cohort Study: Health outcomes in people 2 years after surviving hospitalization with COVID-19.
13 May, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC