Although medical treatment of COPD has advanced, nonadherence to medication regimens
poses a significant barrier to optimal management. Underuse, overuse, and improper use …

INTRODUCTION: Nasal cannulas are commonly used to deliver oxygen in acute and
chronic care settings; however, there are few data available on delivered fraction of inspired …

We searched the MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases for articles published
between January 1995 and April 2011. The update of this clinical practice guideline is the …

An electronic literature search for articles published between January 1990 and September
2011 was conducted by using the PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library …

BACKGROUND: Critical thinking is an important characteristic to develop in respiratory care
students. METHODS: We used the short-form Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal …

Wenn der Verfasser sich zur Herausgabe dieses Handbuches entschloß, so geschah es, weil
er zur Überzeugung kam, daß eine möglichst kurze, dabei aber dem Formenreichtum des …

PURPOSE: To test the oxygen concentrations delivered by some of the available oxygen
therapy systems in normal subjects. METHODS: Two different groups of ten healthy volunteers …

Treatment strategies to address oxygenation problems in critically ill patients with hypoxemic
respiratory failure commonly fall into 3 categories: use of simple oxygen equipment, use of …

Im Sommer des Jahres 1890 führte Herr J. Dörfler in Wien über Antrag der Direction des
botanischen Gartens und Museums der kk Universität in Wien eine botanische Forschungsreise …

Background While uncuffed endotracheal tubes have been traditionally used in the pediatric
intensive care unit (PICU) population, evidence suggests cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) …