Respiratory care year in review 2011: Long-term oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, airway management, acute lung injury, education, and management

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 590-606

  Dunne, Patrick J ^a   MacIntyre, Neil R ^b   Schmidt, Ulrich H ^c   Haas, Carl F ^d   Rye, Kathy Jones Boggs ^e   Kauffman, Garry W ^f   Hess, Dean R ^c  

^a Healthcare Productions   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS; Education; Endotracheal intubation; Long term oxygen therapy; Management; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVICE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANOXIA; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPISODE OF CARE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860511502     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01776     Document Type: Review

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