2009 OPEN FORUM Abstracts
- UTILIZATION OF ANCHOR FAST ORAL ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FASTENER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF LIP ULCERS
- EVALUATION OF OPTIMAL EXTUBATION SETTINGS FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA
- RADIOGRAPHIC COMPARISON OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE VISUALIZATION
- IMPLEMENTATION OF A BLINDED BRONCHIAL LAVAGE SAMPLING PROTOCOL
- REDUCING THE RATE OF UPLANNED EXTUBATIONS IN A LARGE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER
- THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY TEAM: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
- BENCH EVALUATION FOR EFFECTS OF FENESTRATIONS, SPEAKING VALVES AND CAPPING ON WORK OF BREATHING THROUGH TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES
- EFFECT OF DEFLATED CUFFS, FENESTRATIONS, SPEAKING VALVES AND CAPPING ON EXHALATION WITH A TRACHEOSTOMY
- POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT OF TRACHEOSTOMIZED PATIENTS ON THE GENERAL WARDS—A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
- POST-OP MONITORING OF ENDOTRACHEAL/TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES BLINDLY INFLATED IN THE OPERATING ROOM (OR)
- A DIFFICULT AIRWAY RESPONSE TEAM: IMPLEMENTATION AND RT PERCEPTIONS
- THE USE OF AIRWAY CLEARANCE TECHNIQUES IN THE UNITED STATES
- THE EFFICACY OF BACKFLUSHING SUCTION REGULATORS AS A METHOD OF INTERNAL DISINFECTION
- MICROASPIRATION AND ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF LEAKAGE: A BENCH STUDY COMPARING POLYURETHANE AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF DESIGN
- USING TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM METHODOLOGY TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE SPEAKING VALVES
- AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BY RESPIRATORY CARE SERVICES IN AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; A 3 YEAR REVIEW
- COMPARISON OF CHANGE DATE OF TRACHEOSTOMYTUBES FOR PERCUTANEOUS VS. OPEN TRACHEOSTOMY IN A RESPIRATORY ACUTE CARE UNIT
- IMPACT OF 70:30 HELIOX ON FLOW DELIVERY OF F&P HFNC
- DOES THE TIME POST DELIVERY OF SURFACTANT ADMINISTRATION HAVE IMPACT ON THE DURATION OF VENTILATION IN PREMATURE INFANTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME?
- SIMULATED NEONATAL PATIENT-VENTILATOR INTERACTION USING SIPAP AND BILEVEL NCPAP
- EVALUATION OF NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY THROUGH AN INFANT HEATED HUMIDIFIED HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA
- INTRAOPERATIVE USE OF INHALED NITRIC OXIDE IN PEDIATRIC CARDIAC PATIENTS
- NEONATES VENTILATED WITH NAVA DO NOT HAVE AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF IVH, PNEUMOTHORAX OR NEC/PERFORATION COMPARED TO THOSE VENTILATED WITH SIMV/PC WITH PS
- NEONATES VENTILATED WITH NAVA HAVE BETTER BLOOD GASES THAN THOSE VENTILATED WITH SIMV/PC WITH PRESSURE SUPPORT
- CPAP EFFECT OF HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
- ANALYSIS OF BLOOD GAS AND ELECTROLYTE COMPARISONS BETWEEN HAND-HELD AND BENCHTOP ANALYZERS IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- VENTILATORY AND NON-VENTILATORY USES OF THE TELEFLEX® NEPTUNE™ HUMIDIFIER IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA AND ITS USE IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- A SIX-YEAR REVIEW OF A PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY THERAPY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
- AN IN VITRO COMPARISON OF HELIOX AND OXYGEN IN ALBUTEROL DELIVERY USING PEDIATRIC HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA
- USING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC TEAMS TO TRANSPORT INTERHOSPITAL PATIENTS RODNEY PLAPP RRT,SHELLY SMITH RRT
- INFLUENCE OF BIAS FLOW, ACTUATION TIMING, AND INLINE SPACER ON DRUG DELIVERY DURING ADULT MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- AEROSOL DELIVERY THROUGH ADULT HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA: AN IN VITRO COMPARISON WITH HELIOX AND OXYGEN
- EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR AN EFFICIENT USE OF PULSE OXIMETRY AT ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL LACOR, GULU, UGANDA
- MODIFIED I-NEB FOR THE DELIVERY OF ILOPROST AEROSOL IN CATHETERIZED PATIENTS
- INHALED MEDICATIONS FOR NEONATES AND SMALL CHILDREN VIA A NOVEL AEROSOL CHAMBER: LABORATORY SIMULATION OF DELIVERY OPTIONS
- EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUOS OPERATION ON NEBULIZER CHARACTERISTICS: AN IN-VITRO STUDY
- THE CARDIOPULMONARY EFFECT OF HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGE MASK ON COPD PATIENTS DURING COLD EXPOSURE
- PORTABLE HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA SYSTEM ADULT MODEL
- MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA IN NORMAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE ADULT LUNG MODELS
- THE EFFECT OF AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY ON AIRWAY RESISTANCE THROUGH HEAT-MOISTURE EXCHANGERS (HME): AN IN VITRO MODEL
- COMPARING PRESSURE CHANGES AND AEROSOL DEPOSITION OF A STANDARD SMALL-VOLUME NEBULIZER AND A MINI-HEART LOW FLOW NEBULIZER DURING HFOV
- SOLUTION OUTPUT OF A LARGE VOLUME NEBULIZER DURING CONTINUOS ALBUTEROL NEBULIZATION: IN-VIVO VS. IN-VITRO STUDY
- EFFECT OF CONSERVER SYSTEMS ON JET NEBULIZER PERFORMANCE
- RANGE OF OXYMASK™ FIO2 AT 40 L/M IN YOUNG, HEALTHY SUBJECTS
- COMPARISON OF DELIVERED FIO2 AT TWO DIFFERENT FLOWRATES USING THE PULMANEX® HI-OX 80® OXYGEN MASK
- GLUTAMINE INHALATION ATTENUATES ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED LUNG INJURY IN RATS: ROLE OF ENHANCED HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 72
- COMMON CANNISTER PROCESS FOR DELIVERING AEROSOL MEDICATIONS: THE FINAL STEPS TO ASSURE PATIENT SAFETY
- INTEGRATED ASTHMA CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM: A NEW MINDSET IN PRACTICE ACROSS CARE SETTINGS
- ROLE OF ALCOHOL ABUSE IN ASTHMA EXACERABATION- AN ANALYSIS OF NHANES 2005 2006 SURVEY
- IS ELEVATED BILIRUBIN A PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR ASTHMA? AN ANALYSIS OF NHANES 2005-2006 DATA
- HOW DO TIDAL VOLUME AND PEEP SETTINGS AFFECT EXPIRATORY RESISTANCE? A BENCH STUDY OF THE LTV® 1200 HOMECARE VENTILATOR
- EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A SCREENING PROCESS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY ORDERS FOR HOME OXYGEN ASSESSMENT
- RETENTION OF ASTHMA KNOWLEDGE IN SCHOOL PERSONNEL
- DECREASING THE LENGTH OF STAY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR PATIENTS DISCHARGED WITH ASTHMA
- COMPLIANCE OF CPAP/BIPAP PATIENTS IN HOME CARE
- INCIDENCE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN ADULTS IN THE HOMECARE SETTING
- EVALUATION OF DISINFECTION OF REUSABLE PULSE OXIMETRY SENSORS USED IN THE HOMECARE AND PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE SETTINGS
- PERFORMANCE OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS AT ALTITUDE
- MAXIMIZING OXYGEN DELIVERY WITH AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN UTILIZATION SEEN AFTER INSTITUTION OF ASTHMA HOME CARE PLAN
- ASTHMA GREEN LIGHT, AN INNER CITY COMMUNITY-BASED ASTHMA EDUCATION PROGRAM
- PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR (POC) FUNCTION DURING HIGH ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST (HAST)
- VARIABILITY OF EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE MEASUREMENT IN A PEDIATRIC SEVERE ATOPIC ASTHMA PATIENT
- NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION OUTCOMES OVER A
- ONE HOSPITAL’S EXPERIENCEWITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION FOR PULMONARY VERSUS EXTRAPULMONARY CAUSES OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
- THE EFFECT OF LUNG COMPLIANCE CHANGES ON DELIVERED TIDAL VOLUME AND AMPLITUDE IN AN ADULT PATIENT VENTILATED WITH HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION: A BENCH MODEL
- A COMPARISON OF THREE VENTILATORS AND THEIR HELIOX CONSUMPTION EFFICIENCY
- HUMIDIFICATION DURING HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION VENTILATION FOR ADULTS
- DECREASED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND FAN BREEZE DECREASES DELIVERED ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FROM A VENTILATOR CIRCUIT
- THE NEXT VENTILATOR BUNDLE
- HELIOX DELIVERY VIA THE LTV 1200 VENTILATOR
- BENCH STUDY OF THE DRAGER APOLLO ANESTHESIA MACHINES FLOW DELIVERY
- MODIFICATION OF A WEANING PROTOCOL DECREASES VENTILATOR LENGTH-OF-STAY
- BIOTERRORISM; VENTILATOR ACQUISITIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
- USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IMPROVES THE OUTCOME OF LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY
- TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY: A COMPLEX CASE STUDY
- NEGATIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION IN A PATIENT WITH FONTAN TYPE PHYSIOLOGY TO ENHANCE PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW
- CONCOMITANT USE OF CONTINUOUS NEBULIZED BRONCHODILATORS AND HEATED HIGH FLOW NASAL CANULA IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS IN A CHILD SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES WORK OF BREATHING
- A CASE OF SEVERE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS PNEUMONIA REQUIRING MECHANICAL VENTILATION SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH INHALED RIBAVIRIN
- PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND NEW ONSET ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT
- ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND INDEPENDENT LUNG VENTILATION IN AN ADULT WITH GASTRIC BRONCHIAL FISTULA SECONDARY TO NECROTIZING ASPERGILLUS PNEUMONIA
- WIRE REINFORCED TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES MAY PRODUCE UNACCEPTABLE SCANNING INTERFERENCE DURING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN CHILDREN – REPORT OF A CASE
- OPTIMAL PEEP GUIDED BY ESOPHAGEAL BALLOON
- EFFECT OF BUBBLE CPAP AND HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA THERAPY ON THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN A PREMATURE INFANT
- PROLONGED USE OF ISOFLURANE IN A CHILDWITH STATUS EPILEPTICUS
- AN UNUSUAL CASE OF RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
- PARSONAGE-TURNER SYNDROME AND HEMIDIAPHRAGMATIC DYSFUNCTION
- TREATMENT OF A BRONCHIAL LACERATION BY SELECTIVE FIBEROPTICGUIDED LEFT MAINSTEM INTUBATION IN A 480 GRAM NEONATE
- GAS CONSUMPTION OF SIX PORTABLE VENTILATORS
- DIAPHRAGMATIC ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING UNMASKS BREATH-CYCLE ASYNCHRONY DURING CONVENTIONAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- AN 80% REDUCTION:VANQUISHING VAP VIA CUFF PRESSURE VIGILANCE
- DEFINING A MINIMUM SET OF WEANING CRITERIA
- EFFECT OF PRESSURE RISE TIME ON VOLUME DELIVERY WITH CHANGING PULMONARY MECHANICS
- ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TO IMPROVE CAPNOMETRY DURING SEDATION
- EVALUATION OF BREATH RATE MEASUREMENT BY CAPNOGRAPHY IN SEDATED VOLUNTEERS
- CORRELATIONAL STUDY FOR PREDICTOR VARIABLES AFFECTING DURATION ON BUBBLE CPAP
- SIMULATION IN RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE AND EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION
- CURRENT PRACTICES RELATED TO LUNG PROTECTIVE STRATEGIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN OHIO HOSPITALS
- A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW OF LOW TIDAL VOLUME VENTILATION STRATEGY IN MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS
- THE RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER AND PROCEEDURAL SEDATION IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM SETTING
- A COMPARISON OF THE ROCHE MICROSAMPLER AND THE PORTEX PROVENT SAMPLING SYRINGE, USING THE ROCHE OMNI 6 AVL AND THE ROCHE COBAS B 221 BLOOD GAS SYSTEMS
- SEMI-QUANTITATIVE TRACKING OF INTRA-AIRWAY FLUIDS BY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- IN A SWINE PLEURAL EFFUSION MODEL, FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY (FRC)CAN BE DETERMINED BY A NITROGEN WASHIN-WASHOUT METHOD DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES OF BODY FAT AND PULMONARY FUNCTION: A PILOT STUDY
- EVALUATION OF INVERSE FICK CALCULATION FOR SVO2 ESTIMATION
- EVALUATION OF A NEW PARTIAL REBREATHING CARDIAC OUTPUT MONITOR
- DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURAL EFFUSION OF UNDETERMINED ETIOLOGY; A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
- EFFECTS OF MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE AND NEEDLE SIZE ON ARTERIAL SAMPLER FILLING TIME
- A COMPARISON BETWEEN PATIENTS HEIGHTS RECORDED IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD AND THE PATIENTS ACTUAL MEASURED HEIGHTS: THE IMPACT ON THE SETTING OF TIDAL VOLUME
- VENTILATORY RESPONSE DURING CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
- COMPARISON OF THE APIERON SINGLE BREATH EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE (ENO) DEVICE WITH THE MULTIPLE BREATH SIEVERS ENO ANALYZER IN PATIENTS REFERRED FOR ENO TESTING
- CORRELATION OF THE SENTEC DIGITAL MONITOR TRANSCUTANEOUS CO2 MEASUREMENT TO ARTERIAL CO2 USING ALTERNATE SITE PLACEMENT PROBES
- RADIAL ARTERY CATHETERIZATION BY RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS WITH ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE
- INFLUENCE OF SAMPLING SITE ON END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS (PETCO2) DURING NON-INVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION (NPPV)
- INCREASED DEADSPACE DURING PEAK EXERCISE IN THE PRESENCE OF DYNAMIC HYPERINFLATION IN PATIENTS WITH EXPIRATORY FLOW LIMITATIONS
- DO HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION VESTS REDUCE VITAL CAPACITY IN NORMAL SUBJECTS?
- ASSESSING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING HEIGHT IN RECUMBANT ADULTS
- DEVELOPING A CHARGE CHARTER TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF THE CHARGE THERAPIST
- THE UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION TO ASSESS THERAPIST COMPLIANCE TO PERFORM DAILY WEANING ASSESSMENTS AND SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TRIALS
- HOW A MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM HAS INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER IN A LARGE MEDICAL CENTER
- INTENSIVE CHANGE-MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCED COMPLIANCE RESULTS IN SUCCESSFUL AND CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF VENTILATOR BUNDLE AND ORAL CARE PROTOCOL, 0 VAP FOR OVER 685 DAYS, AND SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC SAVINGS
- PHYSICIANS PERSPECTIVES’ OF THE RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER AS A MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONER IN SPECIFIC DOMAINS AND SETTINGS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
- UPDATED RESPIRATORY CARE PROTOCOL IMPROVES UTILIZATION AND DECREASES COST
- USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PATIENT HANDOFF COMMUNICATION
- AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMON FACTORS INFLUENCING THERAPIST DISCIPLINE
- IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTCOMES DRIVEN, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN A RURAL, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL: THE IMPACT ON INTERDISCIPLINARY CHARTING
- VALIDATING WORK-RATE: A NEW PARAMETER FOR DISTRIBUTING RESPIRATORY THERAPY WORKLOAD
- EXTENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY PRACTICE AND FACTORS AFFECTING CARDIOPULMONARY PRACTICE AMONG PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN NIGERIA
- IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTCOMES DRIVEN, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN A RURAL, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL: THE IMPACT OF AN EARLY LUNG RECRUITMENT GUIDELINE (ELRG) IN NEWBORNS—-A PILOT STUDY
- IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTCOMES DRIVEN, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN A RURAL, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL: THE IMPACT ON INHALED BRONCHODILATOR OUTCOMES
- IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, OUTCOMES DRIVEN, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN A RURAL, CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL: THE IMPACT OF PRE-OPERATIVE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) ASSESSMENTS
- REDUCING LENGTH OF STAY AND IMPROVING NET MARGIN IN COPD PATIENTS
- DETERMINING THE BASIS FOR A TAXONOMY OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- PREDICTION EQUATIONS FOR TIDAL VOLUME BASED ON THE RADFORD NOMOGRAM
- IMPROVED SELECTION OF INITIAL TIDAL VOLUME FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATION BASED ON THE RADFORD NOMOGRAM
- CREATING VENTILATOR SCENARIOS COMBING LAERDAL SIMMAN AND INGMAR ASL 5000
- EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IN ACHIEVING VENT-BUNDLE COMPLIANCE AND DECREASING VAP RATE
- OUTPUT PERFORMANCE OF 2 BRANDS OF LARGE VOLUME CONTINUOUS NEBULIZERS (LVN)
- EVALUATION OF A NEW CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION FOR THE VDR-4® HIGH FREQUENCY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATOR
- EFFECT OF LARGE BORE TUBING ON PEAK PRESSURE DURING INTRAPULMONARY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION
- PRESSURE-VOLUME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 3100B HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR USING TWO DIFFERENT BENCH MODELS TO MIMIC AIRWAY RESISTANCE
- OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF VENTILATOR PERFORMANCE USING THE PRESSURE SUPPORT MODE
- A PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF DELIVERED TIDAL VOLUME AND ARDSNET RECOMMENDED TIDAL VOLUME AS DETERMINED BY IDEAL BODY WEIGHT IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS
- MID FREQUENCY VENTILATION: OPTIMUM SETTINGS FOR NEONATES
- EVIDENCE BASED INFANT TODDLER RESPIRATORY PROTOCOLS
- UNPLANNED EXTUBATIONS (UE) IN NICU AND PICU AS A QUALITY MEASURE
- HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATOR (HFV) TIDAL VOLUME (TV) DISTRIBUTION TO INHOMOGENEOUS LUNGS IN A NEONATAL TEST LUNG MODEL
- NEONATAL MECHANICAL VENTILATOR TUBING COMPLIANCE, WHEN SHOULD CALCULATIONS BE PREFORMED?
- COLLECTION OF EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
- IMPROVING A PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CARE CONSULT SERVICE FOR AIRWAY CLEARANCE: A FOUR YEAR REVIEW
- SHOULD THE FISHER PYKEL RT 236 INFANT CIRCUIT BE RE-TESTED AFTER HEATING UP TO COMPENSATE FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TUBING COMPLIANCE?
- CAPNOGRAPHIC MONITORING OF POST-OP NORWOOD STAGE 1 DURING EXTRACOPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT (ECLS)
- TRIGGER SENSITIVITY OF NON-INVASIVE VENTILATORS IN A PEDIATRIC LUNG MODEL
- USE OF AN ANESTHESIA MACHINE FOR ISOFLURANE DELIVERY IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- NITRIC OXIDE ADMINISTRATION VIA AN ANESTHESIA MACHINE BY RESPIRATORY THERAPIST IN THE PICU AND OPERATING ROOM
- ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE DIAPHRAGM DURING EXTUBATION READINESS TESTING IN THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
- UTILIZATION OF INHALED NITRIC OXIDE (INO) AT A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
- TRAINING THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST FOR A SPECIAL DELIVERY UNIT
- PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF A PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
- EFFICACY AND TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY IN THE EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE, A TOOL FOR ASSESSING DAYTIME SLEEPINESS
- EVALUATION OF THE RESPIRONICS BIPAP® AUTO SV™ AND RESMED VPAP™ ADAPT SV TO LUNG SIMULATOR GENERATED CENTRAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEIC EPISODES
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MALLAMPATI SCORING SYSTEM, THE BERLIN QUESTIONNAIRE, AND THE EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE
- ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY TESTING AND EDUCATION AS COMPONENTS OF A PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
- POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (PAP) TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME (OSAS): PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A NON- ATTENDED AMBULATORY PROTOCOL
- CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE VEST® VERSES CONVENTIONAL CHEST PHYSICAL THERAPY
- THE USE OF FULL PSG MONITORING WITH A NOVEL OXYGEN CONSERVING DEVICE TO DETERMINE TRIGGERING AND OXYGENATION CAPABILITIES DURING SLEEP
- A BENCH STUDY TO COMPARE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTO-ADJUSTING CPAP UNITS IN RESPONSE TO AWAKE BREATHING
- THE EFFECTS OF A SLEEP DISORDERS CLINIC FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING
- LEADING BY EXAMPLE-LEADING MICHIGAN HOSPITALS SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS INITIATIVE
- DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESPIRATORY CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
- THE FISCAL IMPACT OF VARYING INTRADEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION METHODS
- IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN A MULTI-CENTER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DAILY DOSING FREQUENCY, COMPLIANCE, HEALTHCARE RESOURCE USE, AND COSTS: EVIDENCE FROM THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
- TEAMBUILDING AS A CHANGE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY IN RESPIRATORY CARE
- EFFECTIVE RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL [|11|]RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS
- MOVING THE MOUNTAIN, A STATE SOCIETY’S LESSONS IN REGULATIONS AND CHANGE
- THE USE OF A PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY PROTOCOL IN AN ONCOLOGIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION TRAINING FOR THE NEW EMPLOYEE
- ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL INJURY PATIENTS AND RESPIRATORY CARE IN“5.12”WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE
- COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE INHALED PULMONARY VASODILATOR THERAPY
- MISSED AEROSOLIZED MEDICATION DOSES– PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A BENCHMARK FOR MISSED MEDICATION DOSES
- TOBACCO USE AND DEPENDENCE: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS AND THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
- RESPIRATORY CLINICAL LADDER IS KEY IN THE UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE BASED RESPIRATORY CARE AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES
- THE USE OF A NEW OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE AND WIRELESS CLINICAL OXYGEN DOSE RECORDER FOR MONITORING PATIENTS USING SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN
- EFFECTS OF LUNG MECHANICS ON OXYGEN DELIVERY USING SIMPLE OXYGEN MASKS
- CLEAN MY R.I.D.E. (REDUCE INHALATION OF DIESEL EXHAUST) PHASE 1: ASSESSMENT OF DIESEL PARTICULATE EXPOSURE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
- IMPACT OF A BREATH ACTUATED NEBULIZER PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ON HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY
- STAFF AND PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH A BREATH ACTUATED NEBULIZER PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
- AIRWAY RESISTANCE OVER TIME IN PATIENTS WITH HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGERS AND HEATED HUMIDIFIERS
- ANALYSIS OF AIRWAY RESISTANCE AND SPUTUM CONSISTENCY FOR PATIENTS SWITCHED FROM HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGER TO HEATED HUMIDIFIER
- DEVELOPMENT OF A RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROTOCOL FOR HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA IN THE BRONCHIOLITIS PATIENT
- EFFECTS OF LUNG MECHANICS ON OXYGEN DELIVERYWITH NASAL CANNULAE
- COMPARISON OF A VALVED-HOLDING CHAMBER(VHC)-FACEMASK/ MOUTHPIECE WITH SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER-FACEMASK (SVNF) FOR BRONCHODILATOR DELIVERY
- BACK PRESSURE COMPARISON IN THREE MEDICAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEMS
- INHALED EPOPROSTENOL IN THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
- CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HFA PMDI AEROSOL PLUME BY HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY
- IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARDIZED ORDER SET FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF INHALED PULMONARY VASODILATOR THERAPY
- PREDICTING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE ON THE CLINICAL SIMULATION EXAMINATIONS
- COMMENCING, EXECUTING, AND SUCCEEDING AT TRANSITIONING RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS FROM ASSOCIATES TO BACHELOR’S DEGREE HOLDERS: A NEW WAVE IN RESPIRATORY CARE
- IMPLEMENTING COMPUTERIZED PATIENT SIMULATIONS AS A MEASURE OF STUDENT LEARNING IN PATIENT MANAGEMENT
- DISTANCE EDUCATION DELIVERY OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY: A COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS, SYNCHRONOUS(TRADITIONAL) VS ASYNCHRONOUS( ON-LINE)
- SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY USED TO INCREASE CLINICAL CONFIDENCE OF MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA DETECTION
- INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS USED TO IMPROVE RCP COMPETENCE
- PREPARING RESPIRATORY CARE STUDENTS FOR MASS CASUALTY
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE COGNITIVE LEVELS OF THE 2010 NBRC WRE MATRIX AND OF THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS IN FOUR RT BOOKS
- CRITICAL TASKS OF THE DATAARC ADULT NASAL CANNULA COMPETENCY: A SURVEY OF RESPIRATORY CARE EDUCATORS
- CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY IN RESPIRATORY CARE STUDENTS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH AGE, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, AND PERFORMANCE ON NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS
- SURVEY OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY STUDENTS REGARDING TUBERCULOSIS
- COPING WITH LOSS AND DEATH AND DYING ISSUES OF RESPIRATORY CARE STUDENTS
- DISTANCE LEARNING AND THE INTERNET IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY EDUCATION
- WRITTEN VERBATIM IDENTIFIES ALTRUISTIC ATTITUDES IN RESPIRATORY CARE STUDENTS
- VIBRATION RESPONSE IMAGING: A BEDSIDE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
- MODEL OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WITH GAS EXCHANGE SIMULATION
- COMMENTS AND CONCERNS OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM DIRECTORS ON MOVE TO BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FOR ADVANCED PRACTITIONER ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION
- A NOVEL APPROACH TO MEASURING INTERRATER RELIABILITY AMONG CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS USING EVALUATION DATA FROM AN ONLINE STUDENT RECORD DATABASE
- THE ROLE OF THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST IN PLANNING A STATEWIDE TOBACCO SURVIVORS NETWORK
- REDUCING VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS BY DISCONTINUING THE USE OF NORMAL SALINE DURING SUCTIONING IN THE NICU
- HIGH FREQUENCY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION CAN MIMIC AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION IN A TEST LUNG MODEL
- REDUCED VENTILATOR LENGTH OF STAY (VLOS) THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPONTANEOUS AWAKENING AND BREATHING TRIAL (SAT & SBT) WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
- A 2 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF NONINVASIVE VENTILATION IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTING
- EVALUATION OF A NEW GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- HELIOX UTILIZATION BY TWO ICU VENTILATORS: A BENCH STUDY
- COMPARISON OF CAPNOGRAPHY DERIVED RESPIRATORY RATE ALARM FREQUENCY USING THE SARA ALGORITHM VERSUS A ESTABLISHED NONADAPTIVE RESPIRATORY RATE ALARM MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM IN BARIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS
- COMPARISON OF FREQUENCIES DELIVERED DURING MANUAL VENTILATION WITH TWO T-PIECE RESUSCITATION DEVICES: A BENCH STUDY
- BENCH PROTOCOL TO DETERMINE HELIOX CONSUMPTION OF THE EVENT MEDICAL ‘INSPIRATION LS’ VENTILATOR
- COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT PROPORTIONAL ASSIST VENTILATION ALGORITHMS
- THE MAGNITUDE OF VOLUME OSCILLATIONS DURING BUBBLE NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ARE AFFECTED BY THE CPAP LEVEL AND BIAS FLOW SETTING
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