Diagnostic Assessment of Respiratory and Hemodynamic Changes Related to Prone Position in COVID-19 Patients.

Objective: To study the respiratory patterns and the hemodynamic variations related to postural changes in inpatients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Methods: This report is a prospective study in a cohort of inpatients admitted with COVID-19. We recruited 10 patients admitted to the hospital with moderate or severe COVID-19 who showed improvement in oxygen saturation with prone positioning.

Increased Oxygen Desaturation Time During Sleep Is a Risk Factor for NASH in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Given that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is commonly associated with metabolic disorders, in this prospective study, we sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hepatosteatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and advanced liver fibrosis in patients with clinical and polygraphic criteria of OSA ( = 153) and in subjects with normal lung function parameters (NLP, = 43).

Methods: Hepatosteatosis, NASH, and advanced liver fibrosis were determined by blood-based non-invasive tools, such as the fatty liver index and the hepatic steatosis index, a serum lipidomic (OWLiver™) test, and three distinct fibrosis algorithms, respectively. Logistic regression models adjusted by potential confounders were performed to evaluate risk factors.

Moderate obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: a propensity score-matched multicenter study (CPAGE-MODE study).

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with cardiovascular events (CVEs), although recent randomized controlled trials have not demonstrated that long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents CVEs. Our objective was to determine the effect of CPAP on older adults with moderate OSA regarding CVE reduction.

Methods: An observational and multicenter study of a cohort of older adults (> 70 years of age) diagnosed with moderate OSA (apnea-hypopnea index 15.

Monitoring breathing rate at home allows early identification of COPD exacerbations.

Background: Respiratory frequency increases during exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD). We hypothesized that this increase can be detected at home before ECOPD hospitalization.

Methods: To test this hypothesis, respiratory frequency was monitored at home daily for 3 months in 89 patients with COPD (FEV₁, 42.

Non-invasive ventilation in an elderly population admitted to a respiratory monitoring unit: causes, complications and one-year evolution.

Objective: To determine the usefulness of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in elderly patients (≥75) admitted to a respiratory monitoring unit (RMU) during hospitalization and 1 year later in comparison with the results from the younger age group (<75).

Material And Methods: Ours is a prospective observational study carried out at the Hospital Universitario La Princesa (Madrid, Spain). We recruited all patients who were ≥75 years old and were admitted to our RMU during the period 2008-2009 with respiratory acidosis (pH<7.

[Study of prevalence and attitudes on smoking in patients on continuous home oxygen therapy. Toma study].

Introduction: The objective of this study is to analyse the prevalence, attitudes and characteristics of smoking in the population of patients subjected to Long Term Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy (LTDOT) in the Community of Madrid.

Patient And Methods: A representative sample of 845 subjects (of which 461 (46%) were male) was obtained from a total of 11,174 who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 78.