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Respiratory diseases remain a major contributor to hospital morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly among elderly patients and individuals with severe pulmonary compromise. Accurate prediction of respiratory mortality is clinically important for triage, resource allocation, ICU utilization,…
Introduction People living with HIV (PLHIV) are susceptible to developing non- communicable chronic respiratory diseases. Our objective was to study the spirometric profile of this population. Material and methods This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional retro-prospective study conducte…
Zeguang ZhengCorresponding author First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease), Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
Objective Investigate the effect of connecting a waterproof device at the front end of the piezometric tube on pressure transmission and patient-machine synchronization during the noninvasive ventilation. Method In test 1, the waterproof device was connected to the piezometric tube and put into a cl…