Publications by authors named "Thomas Damisch"
Background: In recent years, some studies have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) may be a beneficial training mode in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the effects of WBVT in patients after lung transplantation (LTx) have not yet been investigated.
Methods: Eighty-three LTx patients (56 ± 7 years of age, 51% male, 10 ± 12 weeks post-LTx, forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] 68 ± 20 percent predicted [% pred], baseline 6-minute walk distance [6MWD] 350 ± 120 meters) admitted to a 4-week inpatient multidisciplinary program of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) performed supervised endurance and strength training on 5 days per week.
Introduction: Objective of this study was to validate an activity monitor (DynaPort MoveMonitor [MM], McRoberts, The Hague, The Netherlands) against night-vision video analysis during sleep.
Methods: Twenty patients (65 ± 11 years old, mean body-mass-index: 27 ± 6 kg/m(2)) with different chronic lung diseases were recruited to participate in this validation study. Patients performed a polysomnography measurement during one single night while wearing the MM.
Background: The Oxymizer® is a special nasal cannula that provides a higher luminal diameter in combination with an incorporated oxygen (O2) reservoir. It is assumed that a higher O2 concentration can be delivered breath by breath in order to increase oxygenation.
Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of the Oxymizer on endurance time in comparison to a conventional nasal cannula (CNC).