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WASHINGTON — An app allowing family members of ICU patients to virtually report care needs to ICU clinicians lowered the number of unmet needs, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“This trial provides compelling evidence for an easily replicable, intensivist-delivered, ‘primary palliative care’ intervention focused on
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WASHINGTON — For patients with new moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, mandibular advancement device therapy reduced disorder severity, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is often recommended as first-line treatment option for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep
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WASHINGTON — For patients with new moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, mandibular advancement device therapy reduced disorder severity, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is often recommended as first-line treatment option for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep
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WASHINGTON — An app allowing family members of ICU patients to virtually report care needs to ICU clinicians lowered the number of unmet needs, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“This trial provides compelling evidence for an easily replicable, intensivist-delivered, ‘primary palliative care’ intervention focused on
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Mashup Score: 0Ziritaxestat fails to improve lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - 11 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, yearly lung function decline rates did not improve with two different dosages of ziritaxestat, according to an American Thoracic Society International Conference presentation.“Unfortunately, ziritaxestat did not improve clinical outcomes compared with placebo in patients with IPF receiving standard of care,” Toby M.
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Mashup Score: 0Ziritaxestat fails to improve lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - 11 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, yearly lung function decline rates did not improve with two different dosages of ziritaxestat, according to an American Thoracic Society International Conference presentation.“Unfortunately, ziritaxestat did not improve clinical outcomes compared with placebo in patients with IPF receiving standard of care,” Toby M.
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Mashup Score: 0Pulse oximeters may misjudge sleep apnea severity in Black patients - 11 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — Black patients had decreased desaturation sensitivity during sleep recorded by pulse oximeters, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Our findings suggest that these measurement problems may lead to underestimation of the severity of OSA in Black individuals,” Ali Azarbarzin, PhD, assistant professor of medicine
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Mashup Score: 1Interstitial Lung Disease Highlights From ATS 2023 - 11 month(s) ago
New research from ATS 2023 demonstrates how artificial intelligence may improve diagnosis and prognosis in ILD, and a new therapy shows efficacy for a major comorbidity in this condition.
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Mashup Score: 0Monitoring advised for children, teens with Down syndrome using positive airway pressure - 11 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — Positive airway pressure device compliance went down 90 days after a clinic visit among patients with Down syndrome, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in individuals with Down syndrome,” Rakesh Bhattacharjee, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at
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Mashup Score: 0Monitoring advised for children, teens with Down syndrome using positive airway pressure - 11 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON — Positive airway pressure device compliance went down 90 days after a clinic visit among patients with Down syndrome, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.“Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in individuals with Down syndrome,” Rakesh Bhattacharjee, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at
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#ATS2023: From day 1 to day 3, more improvement in Needs at the End-of-Life Screening Tool (NEST) scores were found in the group receiving the #ICUconnect app intervention than the group receiving usual care (estimated mean between group difference, –6.7). https://t.co/v3dQqQqixh