ContextSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease that
first manifested in humans in China in November 2002 and has subsequently spread …

Background Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) became a global epidemic in
2003. Comprehensive information on 1-year outcomes and health care utilization is lacking. …

Increasing numbers of patients are surviving episodes of prolonged mechanical ventilation
or benefitting from the recent availability of userfriendly noninvasive ventilators. Although …

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has only recently been described.
We provide individual patient data on the clinical course, treatment and complications …

BACKGROUND: The trend of patients who are invasively ventilated to prefer home care is one
that benefits both the patient and the health care system. However, this assumes a role for …

Although arm activity is poorly tolerated by patients with COPD, the ventilatory response to
arm elevation alone is not well understood. We therefore studied the ventilatory response to …

Intermittent positive pressure ventilation reduces inspiratory muscle electromyographic activity
among patients with restrictive ventilatory failure. It has therefore been suggested that the …

Introduction: Several reports have emerged describing the long-term consequences of
COVID-19 and its effects on multiple systems. Methods: As further research is needed, we …

Background Individuals using home mechanical ventilation (HMV) frequently choose to live
at home for quality of life, despite financial burden. Previous studies of healthcare utilisation …

We evaluated application of a P th device for testing inspiratory muscle endurance among
patients with severe but stable COPD. Endurance time in five patients was reproducible. …