Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
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A significant part of the budget of our bronchoscopy unit represents repair costs for damaged bronchoscopes. ⋯ Only a small number of occurrences of bronchoscope damage in our unit are potentially preventable, but they still represent an important expense. The relatively low occurrence of preventable damage is a result of the successful bronchoscopy training program.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Titration efficacy of two auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure devices using different flow limitation-based algorithms.
Auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure devices are widely used in titration procedures to determine therapeutic pressure levels in obstructive sleep apnea patients. However, differences in operational characteristics may influence the effect on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). ⋯ While the RR provided a lower AHI than the RS at lower pressure levels, it could not be assessed whether this difference was relevant for clinical outcomes. However, this face-to-face comparison of Auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure devices seems useful for the assessment of titration efficacy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide in the management of acute bronchiolitis--a clinical trial.
A wide range of drugs are commonly used to treat bronchiolitis, but evidence of their effectiveness is limited. ⋯ Clinical scores and oxygen saturation levels improved more rapidly in the bronchodilator groups than in the placebo group up to 24 h, but these drugs did not have a sufficient effect to change the natural course of the disease.