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Abdominal Muscle Use during Spontaneous Breathing and Cough in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Bi-Center Ultrasound Study
The authors found that muscle thickening during cough could be a promising marker to identify patients at high risk of extubation failure when weaning from the ventilator.
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Outpatient Management of Patients With COVID-19: Multicenter Prospective Validation of the HOME-CoV Rule to safely discharge patients
This research found that the HOME-CoV rule is reliable for identifying a subgroup of patients with COVID-19 with a low risk of adverse outcomes who can be treated at home safely.
COVID-19 and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Ethnically Diverse Populations
According to this study, COVID-19 infection significantly increases the risk of clinically recognized VTE in hospitalized adults, with selected patient characteristics associated with a higher risk.
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Socioeconomic Factors and Adherence to CPAP: The Population-Based Course of Disease in Patients Reported to the Swedish CPAP Oxygen and Ventilator Registry Study
The researchers found that civil status, educational level, household income, and foreign background predict CPAP adherence.
Epidemiology of Adult Pleural Disease in the United States
The current epidemiologic data on adult pleural show that sex distribution in primary spontaneous pneumothorax has changed in comparison with the previous US estimate.
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Editor in Chief: Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP
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