Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should no longer be seen as a condition for
which little can be done. Novel pharmacotherapeutic interventions, surgical and procedural …

Acute short‐term noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for hypercapnic respiratory failure in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has well‐established benefits; however, the role of …

Patients with hypercapnic COPD appear to represent a phenotype driven by specific
physiology including air trapping and mechanical disadvantage, sleep hypoventilation, and …

High-flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) improves gas exchange and dead space washout and
reduces the level of work required for breathing. This study aimed to evaluate pulmonary …

This study assessed the feasibility of implementing a hybrid hospital–provider company (PC)
clinical pathway for patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) through the adaptation …

The wisdom of organizing illness into clinical syndromes—sepsis, ARDS, and the like—has
been debated for at least 50 years, perhaps longer. 1, 2 The utility comes from a syndrome's …

We read with interest the comprehensive review on home noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for
COPD by Dr Orr and the expert discussion that followed. 1 We believe that an important part …

The purpose of this study was to determine the results of giving chest therapy to children
with pneumonia and whether they could reduce the symptoms that occur due to pneumonia …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) use was initially reported in cystic fibrosis (CF) in 1991 as a
bridge to lung transplantation, and over the decades, the use of NIV has increased in the CF …

Children who require technology for chronic respiratory insufficiency or failure constitute a
small but varied group. The US Congress's Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) defines …