Publications by authors named "Olivia A McGuiness"
Currently, evidence-based guidelines about cleaning positive airway pressure devices for maintenance or reprocessing for a new user do not exist. There is no strong evidence of harm caused by contaminated positive airway pressure equipment. Future research opportunities exist to streamline cleaning processes, assure hygiene, and reduce waste.
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- Patients with COPD/OSA overlap syndrome (OVS) have a better prognosis than those with COPD alone, especially in stable outpatients.
- In a study of 168 patients, those with OVS showed improved median survival rates and lower mortality, particularly when discharged with home positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
- Although the initial analysis indicated significant differences in mortality rates favoring OVS, further adjustments suggest that the difference may not be statistically conclusive after accounting for confounders.
Background: Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a cough augmentation technique used to support people with an ineffective cough. MI-E can be complex due to the number of different pressure, flow, and temporal setting adjustments needed to optimize cough efficacy. Many clinicians identify inadequate training, limited experience, and low confidence as barriers to MI-E use.
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