Long-Term Oxygen Therapy for the Patient with COPDdoi:10.3109/9780849375880.020Chapter
Implementation of the COPD-Home integrated disease management (IDM) intervention at discharge after hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) led to reduced hospital utilization during the following 24 months compared to the year prior to study start. To analyze the impact of the COPD...
Diabetes mellitus is a central driver of multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), but population-based studies have not clearly characterized the burden across the life course. We estimated the age of onset, years of life spent and loss associated with diabetes-related MLTCs among 46 million Engli...
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Our study is however one of the few providing long-term outcome data in patients who fail to wean from invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU. With further advances in critical care and with the accumulation of comorbidities in an ageing population, this particular patient group is very likel...
However, since the primary goal is to reveal the difference in estimated prevalence with and without adjusting for pre-infection symptoms, our longitudinal and conservative approach does this while avoiding possible overestimation. Some limitations of our study are due to the nature of the secondary ...
3 Recovery from acute episodes appeared to be complete except for a risk for recurrent acute episodes.4,5 Continuous comprehensive long-term observations of all patients following recovery from their initial acute episode of TTP or hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a principal goal of the ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease characterized by increasing airflow limitation and respiratory symptoms, often associated with chronic comorbidities, leading to a significant burden for the patient. Specific pharmacological therapy for COPD helps to prevent and control ...
Home isolation, proper food, and medication are sufficient for the patient’s recovery. When the symptoms are severe, especially when the patient has acute pneumonia, he or she needs hospitalization. However, post-COVID complications may arise in both of these groups; the ones with mild ...
The 30s-STS test was performed in the participant’s home environment using a standardized protocol adapted for remote use [15]. First, the clinician explained the 30s-STS test and ensured that the patient understood how to perform it. Adequate Internet connection was also checked. Then, parti...