The State of the Art of eHealth Self-Management Interventions for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Scoping Review by Eline te Braake, Roswita Vaseur, Christiane Grünloh, Monique Tabak

“… BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic incurable disease. …”
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Respiratory failure: technical means for diagnosis and respiratory support by Е. I. Davidovskaya, A. S. Dubrovski, О. В. Zelmanski

“…The effectiveness of the appointment of long-term oxygen therapy using oxygen concentrators for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CPAP therapy using automatic CPAP devices for patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with mandatory pulse oximetry monitoring has been confirmed. …”
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Association of preoperative ultrasonographic parameters of the contralateral kidney with long-term serum creatinine in cats treated for unilateral ureteral obstruction by Diego Pulido Vega, Jérémie Ficheroulle, Jérémie Ficheroulle, Mathieu Manassero, Jeremy Mortier, Christelle Maurey

“…No preoperative US parameters regarding the obstructed kidney, including parenchymal and pelvic areas, were significantly associated with long-term creatinine.ConclusionUltrasonographic scoring of contralateral chronic kidney disease abnormalities is associated with IRIS stage following treatment of feline unilateral UO with a SUB device and serves as a specific indicator of cats presenting with long-term IRIS stage IV.…”
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Large Bowel Obstruction in a Young Woman Simulating a Malignant Neoplasm: A Case Report of Actinomyces Infection by R. Nissi, R. B. Blanco Sequeiros, E. Lappi-Blanco, H. Karjula, A. Talvensaari-Mattila

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Positive airway pressure therapy adherence and outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory longitudinal retrospective randomized chart review by Daniel Stevens, Michaela Title, Kathleen Spurr, Debra Morrison

“…# Background Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is prescribed to patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A commonly used definition for PAP therapy adherence is based upon the minimum requirements to receive Medicare coverage in the US, defined as PAP usage of four or more hours per night on 70 percent of nights for at least 30 consecutive days. …”
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Different Oral Appliance Designs Demonstrate Different Rates of Efficacy for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review Article by Leonard A. Liptak, Edward Sall, Sung Kim, Erin Mosca, Shouresh Charkhandeh, John E. Remmers

“…These findings suggest that certain Oral Appliance designs can enable highly efficacious treatment for patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Given these findings, healthcare providers should consider design when selecting an oral device for patients diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.…”
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Bed Partners’ Perspectives and Sleep Quality After Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Seifen C, Ludwig K, Ruckes C, Matthias C, Gouveris H

“…We aimed at evaluating the bed partner’s perspective on HGNS therapy.Methods: In a cross-sectional exploratory prospective study (Clinical Trial Registration: DRKS00030554), 33 consecutive bed partners of patients treated with a unilateral, respiratory-coupled HGNS device in a tertiary medical center completed a 23-item custom-made questionnaire with questions that addressed the bed partner’s perceptions and their satisfaction with HGNS therapy.Results: Bed partners reported that the patients were more comfortable with HGNS therapy (97.0%) compared to PAP therapy, their own sleep quality was better (90.9%) and their sexual partnership was equivalent in 69.0% and better in 27.3%. …”
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Addressing inhaler technique challenges in cognitively impaired chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: the impact of customized training programs by Vaishnavi V Gaonkar, Vinay V Shanbhag, Shreya S Kajave, Mahek R Mattikop, Mandati Santhosh Reddy

“… Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cognitive impairment (CI) often face difficulties accurately administering inhalers, which are essential for managing their respiratory condition. …”
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A comparative cloud-based view of adherence data over 1 year of CPAP versus APAP uses in OSA patients: Adherence depends on PAP device by Arup K. Haldar, Raja Dhar, Somnath Maity, Shyam Krishnan, Amrita Bhattacharya, Milind Sovani

“…Introduction: Compliance or adherence with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is a major issue in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The telemonitoring gives an opportunity to track a group of patients on cloud-based devices. …”
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Contactless Sleep Monitoring for the Detection of Exacerbations in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Study by Julie Egmose, Thomas Kronborg, Ole Hejlesen, Stine Hangaard

“…According to several studies, respiration rate (RR) increases before, during, and after an exacerbation and the change is measurable with several contactless devices. Despite this, RR is rarely measured, and telemedicine solutions only use wearable devices for measuring RR, even though wearable respiratory monitoring devices have been associated with certain drawbacks. …”
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Novel digital markers of sleep dynamics: causal inference approach revealing age and gender phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea by Michal Bechny, Akifumi Kishi, Luigi Fiorillo, Julia van der Meer, Markus Schmidt, Claudio Bassetti, Athina Tzovara, Francesca Faraci

“…With advancements in automated sleep-scoring and wearable devices, our approach holds promise for developing low-cost screening tools for sleep-, neurodegenerative-, and psychiatric-disorders exhibiting altered sleep patterns.…”
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A rare complication of DRESS syndrome in the treatment of cardiac device-related lead thrombus and infective endocarditis by James Tomlinson, Anil Gurung, Oliver Watkinson

“…Electrocardiography (ECG) showed sinus rhythm and no ischaemic changes. Emergency device check confirmed normal pacing function and no underlying arrhythmias.He was treated with antibiotics for infection of unknown origin and managed for type 2 myocardial infarction secondary to collapse and hypoxia. …”
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Berlin and Epworth Surveys to Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Adults on Biomimetic Oral Appliance Therapy: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial by Noor Al Mortadi, Basheer Khassawneh, Lina Khasawneh, Osama Alzoubi, Karem H. Alzoubi

“…Both BQ and ESS were predictive to improvements detected by the sleep study during BOAT device use.…”
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Patients’ and Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives on Remote Patient Monitoring in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Management: Initiating Cocreation by Atena Mahboubian, Marise J Kasteleyn, Enna Bašić, Niels H Chavannes, Jiska J Aardoom

“… BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations cause physiological and psychological distress, affecting overall health and quality of life. …”
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Characterisation of Human Exhaled Breath Gases for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Utilising an E-Nose Sensor and the Bi-LSTM Algorithm by Nilakshi Maruti Mule, Dipti Durgesh Patil

“…The clinical feasibility of the device was assessed in 40 COPD patients, 20 controls, 8 smokers, and 10 ambient air samples. …”
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Mapping the research landscape of oral appliances in obstructive sleep apnea: a bibliometric analysis of trends, influential publications, and emerging areas by Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Kannan Sridharan

“…Global collaboration patterns were evident, showing contributions from various countries. Keywords like “obstructive sleep apnea,” “mandibular advancement device,” and “oral appliance” were frequently used, while emerging trends highlighted gaps in research related to tongue retaining and hybrid appliances. …”
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Determinants of poor inhaler technique and poor therapy adherence in obstructive lung diseases: a cross-sectional study in community pharmacies by Barbara Putman, Lies Lahousse, Anna Vanoverschelde, Paulien van der Wel

“…In multivariable analysis, the use of multiple devices (adjusted OR, aOR 11.68; 95% CI 3.29 to 41.51) and a diagnosis of asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease overlap (ACO; aOR 7.06; 95% CI 1.15 to 43.35), were associated with making critical errors in inhaler technique independent of quality of life. …”
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Accuracy and usability of AcuPebble SA100 for automated diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in the home environment setting: an evaluation study by Swapna Mandal, Nikesh Devani, Esther Rodriguez-Villegas, Renard Xaviero Adhi Pramono, Syed Anas Imtiaz, Stuart Bowyer

“…Objectives Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a heavily underdiagnosed condition, which can lead to significant multimorbidity. …”
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IVABRADINE EFFECTIVENESS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY by I. V. Kochetkova, E. V. Minakov, G. N. Streletskaya

“…To study the anti-anginal effects of ivabradine in patients with effort angina and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). …”
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Ventricular Septal Perforation after Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Successfully Repaired with an Amplatzer Device: First Report in the Literature by Alfredo E. Rodríguez, Carlos Fernandez-Pereira, Juan Mieres, Diego Ascarrunz, Eduardo Gabe, Alfredo Matías Rodríguez-Granillo, Romina Frattini, Pablo Stuzbach

“…The VSP was closed with an Amplatzer device. TE performed 24 hours after showed significant improvement of ventricular function and good apposition of the Amplatzer device. …”
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