Treating COPD patients at homeA nurse-led scheme in primary care is halving hospital admissions and improving patients' lives.Carol DavisMark Allen GroupIndependent Nurse
Impact of a Hospital-Based Home-Care Program on the Management of COPD Patients Receiving Long-term Oxygen Therapy To analyze the influence of ahospital-based home-care program (HCP) on the management of patientswith COPD receiving long-term oxygen therapy. Randomized, ... E Farrero,J Escarra...
As COPD progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to inhale and exhale. Mechanical ventilation may be prescribed to help people breathe when they are not able to effectively breathe on their own. The difference between oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation ...
1) General information included age, sex, daily living (ADL) score, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and time from admission to surgery. 2) The data collected on the day before surgery (D0) and on the third day after surgery (D...
oxygen into the patient's trachea and lungs to supplement the patient's spontaneous respiration. Transtracheal oxygen therapy is commonly used to support patients with compromised respiratory systems, such as resulting from emphysema or chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD), and pulmonary ...
configured to compare a first pressure in the lungs at the end of a first exhalation to a second pressure in the lungs at the end of a second exhalation to identify air trapping in the lungs of subject12. Many COPD patients suffer from airflow obstruction, which leads to incomplete ...
An 84-year-old female patient presented with a stage II VLU at the anterior surface of her right leg (Figure 4a). Medical comorbidities included chronic CVI, COPD, cerebrovascular disease (CVD), heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hyperuricemia, obesity, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Moreover...
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Unlike hospice care, patients who receive CPR may partake in aggressive treatment options alongside pain and comfort management. CPR is sometimes referred to as pre-hospice care and can help patients transition to hospice care as their condition progresses....
People with chronic lung disease (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] and cystic fibrosis) People who have kidney diseases People who are obese with a body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher. People with a weakened immune system from diseases (such as HIV or AIDS, or some ...
Reports that at-home medical treatments for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are safe, effective and cheaper than inpatient care in hospitals.British Medical Journal Publishing GroupBMJdoi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7461.0-e...