Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
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Propofol is a fast-acting intravenous sedative that has advantages as a procedural sedative over traditional regimens. It has been shown to have a similar safety profile to traditional sedating medications in the setting of gastroenterologic endoscopy. Nurse-administered propofol sedation is given by a specially-trained nurse, without anesthesiologist involvement. ⋯ Nurse-administered propofol sedation is a feasible and safe sedation method for bronchoscopic procedures.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Home-based exercise training as maintenance after outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is successful in improving exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, training effects diminish over time. ⋯ We demonstrated that training effects obtained from an outpatient rehabilitation program can be maintained by home-based exercise training in patients with moderate COPD.
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There is more than one mechanism which contributes to the increases in upper airway resistance in obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome. Impulse oscillation provides a convenient way of noninvasive monitoring and differentiating the contributions of airway resistance. ⋯ The magnitude of change in airway resistance due to posture is bigger in OSAHS than in non-OSAHS. Zrs, R5 and R20 in supine position were associated moderately with apnea/hypopnea index.