Publications by authors named "Yueling Hong"

Objective: To develop a novel scale to assess humidification during noninvasive ventilation (NIV).

Methods: This study was performed in an ICU of a teaching hospital. Three ICU practitioners with more than 10 years of clinical experience developed an oral humidification scale with a range of 1-4 points.

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Introduction: The toxicity of fine particulate matter (PM) is determined by its components, while the evidence regarding associations of PM components with blood pressure (BP) is limited, especially in rural areas.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the associations of PM and its chemical components with systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), mean artery pressure (MAP) levels and hypertension prevalence, and to identify key components in Chinese rural areas.

Methods: 39,211 adults from the Henan Rural Cohort were included during 2015-2017.

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Background: Cough strength is associated with short-term outcome in patients with scheduled extubation who successfully complete a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). However, the long-term outcome is unclear.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study performed in a respiratory ICU of a teaching hospital.

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Background: Head-to-head comparison of treatment failure and costs among chronic obstruct pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who used noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in the ward versus in the ICU is lacking.

Methods: This retrospective study was performed in a department of respiratory and critical care medicine in a teaching hospital. COPD patients who used NIV in the respiratory ward or respiratory ICU were screened.

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Background: The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with COVID-19 is debated.

Methods: This study was performed in four hospitals of China from January to March 2020. We retrospectively enrolled 23 and 13 COVID-19 patients who used HFNC and NIV as first-line therapy, respectively.

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Background: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is one of the most common complications in stroke survivors. But, there are still no objective methods to diagnose PSD. This study aims to identify potential biomarkers for diagnosing PSD in middle-aged stroke survivors.

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Poly(d,l-lactic acid) (PDLLA) is widely used for bone regenerative engineering, because of its proven biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the major limitation of PDLLA is its cell recognition and low hydrophilicity. The objective of this study was to develop a novel bioactive poly(d,l-lactic acid) tethered with osteogenic growth peptide (OGP), which has been confirmed as one of the important growth factors related to bone repair/regeneration.

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) widely used in various products, have been concerned with its impact on human health, in particular, on the risk of pulmonary toxicity. Our previous study indicated that ZnONPs could harness autophagy and impair the autophagic flux, which was positively linked to ZnONPs-induced toxicity. The objective of this study was to investigate whether ZnONPs-induced impairment of autophagic flux and cell death in lung epithelial cells is related to the size of ZnONPs.

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Purpose: To explore the association between cough strength and outcomes in elderly patients who received noninvasive ventilation (NIV) due to acute respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.

Materials And Methods: We enrolled patients ≥65years old with acute respiratory failure caused by pneumonia. Just before NIV treatment, cough strength was assessed on a cough-strength scale graded from 0 to 5.

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