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Denkinger M, Knol W, Cherubini A, Simonds A, Lionis C, Lacombe D, Petelos E, McCarthy M, Ouvrard P, Van Kerrebroeck P, Szymański P, Cupelli A, Laslop A, Koch A, Sepodes B, Torre C, Rönnemaa E, Bałkowiec-Iskra E, Herdeiro MT, Rosa MM, Trauffler M, Mirošević Skvrce N, Mayrhofer S, Berntgen M, Silva I, Cerreta F. Inclusion of functional measures and frailty in the development and evaluation of medicines for older adults. Lancet Healthy Longev 2023; 4:e724-e729. [PMID: 37977177 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00208-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) E7, the guidance for the conduct of clinical trials in people older than age 65 years, dates from 1994. Since then, the inclusion of older people in clinical trials has hardly improved, particularly for the oldest old age group (individuals older than age 75 years), which is the fastest growing demographic bracket in the EU. Even though most medications are taken by this group, relevant endpoints and safety outcomes for this cohort are rarely included and reported, both in clinical trials and regulatory approval documents. To improve the critical appraisal and the regulatory review of medicines taken by frail older adults, eight recommendations are presented and discussed in this Health Policy. These recommendations are brought together from different perspectives and experience of the treatment of older patients. On one side, the perspective of medical practitioners from various clinical disciplines, with their direct experience of clinical decision making; on the other, the perspective of regulators assessing the data submitted in medicine registration dossiers, their relevance to the risk-benefit balance for older patients, and the communication of the findings in the product information. Efforts to improve the participation of older people in clinical trials have been in place for more than a decade, with little success. The recommendations presented here are relevant for stakeholders, authorities, pharmaceutical companies, and researchers alike, as the implementation of these measures is not under the capacity of a single entity. Improving the inclusion of frail older adults requires awareness, focus, and action on the part of those who can effect a much needed change.
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- Michael Denkinger
- European Geriatric Medicine Society, Genoa, Italy; Institute for Geriatric Research, Ulm University Medical Center at Agaplesion Bethesda Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
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- European Geriatric Medicine Society, Genoa, Italy; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- European Geriatric Medicine Society, Genoa, Italy; Geriatria, Accettazione geriatrica e Centro di ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy
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- European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland; NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- European Forum for Primary Care, Utrecht, Netherlands; Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Forum for Primary Care, Utrecht, Netherlands; Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; European Public Health Association, Utrecht, Netherlands; Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- European Union of General Practitioners/Family Physicians, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Union of General Practitioners/Family Physicians, Brussels, Belgium; Société de Formation Thérapeutique du Généraliste, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; European Association of Urology, Arnhem, Netherlands
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- European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France; Center for Clinical Cardiology, Structural and Rare Cardiovascular Diseases, National Institute of Medicine MSWiA, Warsaw, Poland
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- Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Pharmacovigilance Office, Italian Medicines Agency, Rome, Italy
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- Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Scientific Office, Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, Federal Office for Safety in Health Care, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut für Biometrie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Departamento de Farmácia, Farmacologia e Tecnologias em Saúde, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Departamento de Farmácia, Farmacologia e Tecnologias em Saúde, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Scientific Advice Working Party, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Geriatrics, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Scientific Advice Working Party, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Central Nervous System Working Party, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; The Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Health Sciences Department Institute of Biomedicine, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Scientific Advice Working Party, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Division of Pharmacy and Medicines, Directorate of Health, Ministry of Health, Luxembourg
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- Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Pharmacovigilance Department, Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
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- Scientific Evidence Generation Department, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Public and Stakeholders Department, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Scientific Evidence Generation Department, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Karakioulaki M, Simonds A, Stolz D. Leading women in Respiratory Medicine: Letter from the ERS. Respirology 2022; 27:1089-1090. [PMID: 36288799 DOI: 10.1111/resp.14384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Meropi Karakioulaki
- Clinic of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Clinic of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Tsu M, Genton C, Saglani S, Humbert M, Simonds A, Roche N, Brightling CE, Ubags N, Donnelly LE. ERS scientific awards: striving for inclusivity. Eur Respir J 2022; 60:60/2/2201327. [PMID: 36007927 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01327-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Maeve Tsu
- Scientific Activities Department, European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Scientific Activities Department, European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm UMR_S 999, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Pneumologie et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine, Cochin Hospital and Institute (UMR1016), APHP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Gompelmann D, Farr A, Simonds A, Brightling C, Roche N, Laveneziana P, Costello RW, Meiners S, Troosters T, Cruz J. A glimpse of the ERS International Congress 2022. Breathe (Sheff) 2022; 18:220064. [PMID: 36337125 PMCID: PMC9584591 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.0064-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress is an annual event where thousands of experts from around the world come together to present and discuss the latest scientific and clinical advances in the respiratory field. During the pandemic, there was a need to change the format of the Congress from in-person to an online format (2020 and 2021) to limit the exposure to the coronavirus. This year, for the first time, the ERS Congress will take place in a hybrid format, i.e. in Barcelona (Spain) and online, from 4–6 September 2022. In this article, we provide an overview on what to expect from the ERS Congress 2022, including the “top picks” of the 2022 Congress programme from the leaders of the International Congress Programme Committee and a summary of the Early Career Member (ECM) session, which this year will address the “Steps for a successful career in respiratory research”. An overview of what to expect from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2022, including the top picks of the International Congress Programme Committee and a summary of the Early Career Member session.https://bit.ly/3tNTlgY
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Spurr L, Tan HL, Wakeman R, Chatwin M, Hughes Z, Simonds A. Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and shielding in adults and children with early-onset neuromuscular and neurological disorders and their families: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e055430. [PMID: 35354630 PMCID: PMC8968110 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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AIM To describe and evaluate the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to reduce the risk of transmission on patients with early-onset neuromuscular and neurological disorders (NMDs) and their families. DESIGN A mixed-methods study in which data were collected between 17 September 2020 and 31 December 2020 using a semi-structured telephone questionnaire developed specifically to meet research aims, and were analysed using quantitative methods and qualitative inductive thematic analysis. PARTICIPANTS Forty questionnaires were completed by patients with NMDs (eg, muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy) or their parent. 70% (n=28) of patients were male, aged 2-48 years. 90% (n=36) were wheelchair users; 72.5% (n=29) required long-term non-invasive or tracheostomy ventilation. RESULTS Strict adherence to risk mitigation strategies, for example, shielding, were reported at the start of the pandemic. Over half continued some or all measures after official limitations were relaxed. 67.5% (n=27) reported changes to personal care assistance arrangements including temporary cessation of outside carers. Three themes were identified: (1) Concern regarding the health impact of COVID-19; (2) Perceptions of strategies to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission; (3) Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The level and pervasiveness of frequently reported negative psychological effects, for example, anxiety and fear fluctuated, and were related to the perceived risk of COVID-19, concern about attending hospital, and perceived lack of access to intensive care management if severe COVID-19 infection occurred. Support, particularly from family and healthcare services, were considered to have positive psychosocial effects. CONCLUSIONS Measures to reduce transmission of COVID-19 have greatly affected patients with NMDs and their families. For most, negative psychosocial impacts have and will continue to improve, but this may depend on the incidence of further pandemic waves. Consistent, up-to-date and accessible information on clinical outcomes and risk mitigation must be provided to support patients' physical and mental well-being.
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- Lydia Spurr
- Academic and Clinical Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic and Clinical Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Academic and Clinical Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Winslow RL, Zhou J, Windle EF, Nur I, Lall R, Ji C, Millar JE, Dark PM, Naisbitt J, Simonds A, Dunning J, Barclay W, Baillie JK, Perkins GD, Semple MG, McAuley DF, Green CA. SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination from hospitalised patients with COVID-19 receiving aerosol-generating procedures. Thorax 2021; 77:259-267. [PMID: 34737194 PMCID: PMC8646974 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-218035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) and high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) are considered 'aerosol-generating procedures' in the treatment of COVID-19. OBJECTIVE To measure air and surface environmental contamination with SARS-CoV-2 virus when CPAP and HFNO are used, compared with supplemental oxygen, to investigate the potential risks of viral transmission to healthcare workers and patients. METHODS 30 hospitalised patients with COVID-19 requiring supplemental oxygen, with a fraction of inspired oxygen ≥0.4 to maintain oxygen saturation ≥94%, were prospectively enrolled into an observational environmental sampling study. Participants received either supplemental oxygen, CPAP or HFNO (n=10 in each group). A nasopharyngeal swab, three air and three surface samples were collected from each participant and the clinical environment. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses were performed for viral and human RNA, and positive/suspected-positive samples were cultured for the presence of biologically viable virus. RESULTS Overall 21/30 (70%) participants tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the nasopharynx. In contrast, only 4/90 (4%) and 6/90 (7%) of all air and surface samples tested positive (positive for E and ORF1a) for viral RNA respectively, although there were an additional 10 suspected-positive samples in both air and surfaces samples (positive for E or ORF1a). CPAP/HFNO use or coughing was not associated with significantly more environmental contamination than supplemental oxygen use. Only one nasopharyngeal sample was culture positive. CONCLUSIONS The use of CPAP and HFNO to treat moderate/severe COVID-19 did not appear to be associated with substantially higher levels of air or surface viral contamination in the immediate care environment, compared with the use of supplemental oxygen.
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- Rebecca L Winslow
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.,The Epidemiology and Public Health Group (EPHG), Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Critical Care Unit, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, Salford Royal Hospital, Greater Manchester, UK
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- Critical Care Unit, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, Salford Royal Hospital, Greater Manchester, UK
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- Lung Division, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland .,Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Schiza S, Lévy P, Martinez-Garcia MA, Pepin JL, Simonds A, Randerath W. The search for realistic evidence on the outcomes of obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J 2021; 58:58/4/2101963. [PMID: 34620678 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01963-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Sophia Schiza
- Sleep Disorders Center, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, HP2 Laboratory, Grenoble, France.,Grenoble University Hospital, Sleep Laboratory, EFCR, Grenoble, France
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- Pneumology Dept, University and Politechnic La Fe Hospital, Valencia, Spain.,CIBERES de enfermedades respiratorias, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, HP2 Laboratory, Grenoble, France.,Grenoble University Hospital, Sleep Laboratory, EFCR, Grenoble, France
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- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Bethanien Hospital, Clinic of Pneumology and Allergology, Center for Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Care, Institute of Pneumology at the University of Cologne, Solingen, Germany
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Cilloniz C, Simonds A, Hansen K, Alouch J, Zar H, Nakanishi Y, Levine S, Cohen M, Dela Cruz C, Evans SE, Sanguinetti M, Vila J, Díez Manglano J, Ferrer R, Criado L, Polo García J, Correcher Z, Rodriguez-Hurtado D, Terrazas C, Muñoz-Almagro C, Garcia-Vidal C, Aoun Z, Amirav I. Pulse oximetry is an essential tool that saves lives: a call for standardisation. Eur Respir J 2021; 57:57/6/2100815. [PMID: 34088755 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00815-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Catia Cilloniz
- Pulmonology Dept, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Biomedical Research Networking Centers in Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain
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- Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
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- Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway
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- Dept of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Dept of Paediatrics and Child Health and SA Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Kitakyushu City Hospital Organisation, Fukuoka, Japan
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- University of Texas Health San Antonio and the South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Pulmonary and Intensive Care Unit, Centro Medico Hospital, Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, TX, USA
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- Microbiology Dept, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Intensive Care Dept, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Medicine, Hospital del Bicentenario, Ituzaingo, Argentina
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- General University Hospital and CS Almassora, Castello, Spain
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- Dept of Medicine, National Hospital 'Arzobispo Loayza', Peruvian University 'Cayetano Heredia', Lima, Perú
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- Dept of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Hôtel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Paediatric Dept, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Paediatric Pulmonology Unit, Ichilov Tel-Aviv Medical Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Lebret M, Léotard A, Pépin JL, Windisch W, Ekkernkamp E, Pallero M, Sánchez-Quiroga MÁ, Hart N, Kelly JL, Patout M, Funk GC, Duiverman ML, Masa JF, Simonds A, Murphy PB, Wijkstra PJ, Dreher M, Storre J, Khouri C, Borel JC. Nasal versus oronasal masks for home non-invasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnia: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Thorax 2021; 76:1108-1116. [PMID: 33859049 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The optimal interface for the delivery of home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) to treat chronic respiratory failure has not yet been determined. The aim of this individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis was to compare the effect of nasal and oronasal masks on treatment efficacy and adherence in patients with COPD and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). METHODS We searched Medline and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for prospective randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of at least 1 month's duration, published between January 1994 and April 2019, that assessed NIV efficacy in patients with OHS and COPD. The main outcomes were diurnal PaCO2, PaO2 and NIV adherence (PROSPERO CRD42019132398). FINDINGS Of 1576 articles identified, 34 RCTs met the inclusion criteria and IPD were obtained for 18. Ten RCTs were excluded because only one type of mask was used, or mask data were missing. Data from 8 RCTs, including 290 IPD, underwent meta-analysis. Oronasal masks were used in 86% of cases. There were no differences between oronasal and nasal masks for PaCO2 (0.61 mm Hg (95% CI -2.15 to 3.38); p=0.68), PaO2 (-0.00 mm Hg (95% CI -4.59 to 4.58); p=1) or NIV adherence (0·29 hour/day (95% CI -0.74 to 1.32); p=0.58). There was no interaction between the underlying pathology and the effect of mask type on any outcome. INTERPRETATION Oronasal masks are the most used interface for the delivery of home NIV in patients with OHS and COPD; however, there is no difference in the efficacy or tolerance of oronasal or nasal masks.
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- Marius Lebret
- Pneumology Department, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM U1042, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Cologne Merheim Hospital, Cologne, Germany.,Depatment of Pneumology, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Cologne, Germany.,Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Service, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, London, UK
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- Departement of pneumology and intensive care, University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Karl-Landsteiner-Institute for Lung Research and Pulmonary Oncology, Vienna, Austria
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- Pulmonary Diseases and Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital, Caceres, Spain
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- National Institute of Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Pneumology Department, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Praxis Pneumologie Solln, Munich, Germany
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- HP2 Laboratory INSERM 1042, Grenoble Universites, Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France
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Schiza S, Simonds A, Randerath W, Fanfulla F, Testelmans D, Grote L, Montserrat JM, Pepin JL, Verbraecken J, Ersu R, Bonsignore MR. Sleep laboratories reopening and COVID-19: a European perspective. Eur Respir J 2021; 57:13993003.02722-2020. [PMID: 33214202 PMCID: PMC7683791 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02722-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Clinical activities regarding sleep disordered breathing (SDB) have been sharply interrupted during the initial phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic throughout Europe. In the past months, activities have gradually restarted, according to epidemiological phase of COVID-19 and national recommendations. The recent increase in cases throughout Europe demands a reconsideration of management strategies of SDB accordingly. Diagnosis of SDB and initiation of treatment pose some specific problems to be addressed to preserve the safety of patients and health personnel. This perspective document by a group of European sleep experts aims to summarise some different approaches followed in Europe and United States, which reflect national recommendations according to the epidemiological phase of the COVID-19 infection. Respiratory sleep medicine is likely to change in the near future, and use of telemedicine will grow to avoid unnecessary risks and continue to provide optimal care to patients. In addition, the document covers paediatric sleep studies and indications for titration of noninvasive ventilation, as well as precautions to be followed by patients who are already on positive airway pressure treatment. A single consensus document developed by the European Respiratory Society and national societies would be desirable to harmonise SDB management throughout Europe. Specific precautions should be applied for starting activities in respiratory sleep centres during the COVID-19 epidemichttps://bit.ly/3keRjii
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- Sophia Schiza
- Sleep Disorders Center, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
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- Institute of Pneumology at the University of Cologne, Bethanien Hospital, Solingen, Germany
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- Respiratory Function and Sleep Medicine Unit, IstitutiCliniciScientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Dept of Respiratory Diseases, UZ Leuven - BREATHE, Department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sleep Disorders Centre, Respiratory Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Centre for Sleep and Wake Disorders, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sleep Laboratory, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, and CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- HP2 laboratory, INSERM U1042, University Grenoble Alpes and Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine and Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Respirology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Sleep Disordered Breathing and Chronic Respiratory Failure Clinic, PROMISE Dept, University of Palermo, and IRIB, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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Roche N, Tonia T, Bush A, Brightling C, Kolb M, Dinh-Xuan AT, Humbert M, Simonds A, Adir Y. Guidance production before evidence generation for critical issues: the example of COVID-19. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29:29/157/200310. [PMID: 33020070 PMCID: PMC7537942 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0310-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has inflicted a considerable pressure on populations, healthcare systems and community organisations worldwide, due to the fast spread of the disease and its huge global burden of morbidity and mortality, healthcare resource consumption, and societal and economic implications [1]. Production of guidance in rapidly evolving areas where evidence is absent or fragile is challenging and needs to use rigorous methods interpreted with cautionhttps://bit.ly/3jpChqk
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- Nicolas Roche
- Respiratory Medicine, Cochin Hospital, APHP. Centre University of Paris, Inserm UMR1016, Paris, France
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Respiratory Paediatrics, Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Dept of Respiratory Science, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute for Lung Health University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Dept of Medicine and Pathology, McMaster University, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Dept of Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Respiratory Physiology, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Centre University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Dept of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, Faculty of Medicine, Inserm UMR_S 999, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Pulmonary Division, Faculty of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Gaga M, Stolz D, Chorostowska-Wynimko J, Welte T, Simonds A. Respiratory medicine is not gender blind. Eur Respir J 2020; 55:55/1/1901847. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01847-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kumar R, Fadieieva H, Chipev PM, Simonds A. Noninvasive ventilation (advanced): course report. Breathe (Sheff) 2019; 15:104-107. [PMID: 31191719 PMCID: PMC6544784 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.0164-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The noninvasive ventilation (NIV) course has been one of the most successful European Respiratory Society (ERS) courses for well over a decade, and more recently, the subject area has been divided into basic and advanced NIV courses to more comprehensively meet the needs of the multidisciplinary team. The advanced NIV course held in Milan in November 2018 aimed to provide participants, who already had some experience with NIV, with practical advice on acute and chronic NIV, an update on new techniques and on controversial and growing areas of practice. Participants attending the recent ERS course on advanced noninvasive ventilation share their experienceshttp://ow.ly/RiTH30odWuX
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- Rohit Kumar
- Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Disorders, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC&SJH), New Delhi, India
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- Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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McAuley J, Taylor R, Simonds A, Chawda S. Respiratory difficulty with palatal, laryngeal and respiratory muscle tremor in adult-onset Alexander's disease. BMJ Case Rep 2017; 2017:bcr-2016-218484. [PMID: 28438749 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Sleep apnoea and respiratory difficulties are reported in adult-onset Alexander's disease (AOAD), an autosomal-dominant leukodystrophy that presents mainly with progressive ataxia. We demonstrate for the first time that the respiratory symptoms can result from association of palatal tremor with a similar tremor of laryngeal and respiratory muscles that interrupts normal inspiration and expiration.A 60-year-old woman presented with progressive ataxia, palatal tremor and breathlessness. MRI revealed medullary atrophy, bilateral T2 hyperintensities in the dentate nuclei and hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD). AOAD was confirmed genetically with a positive glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mutation. Electrophysiological study revealed 1.5 Hz rhythmic laryngeal and respiratory muscle activity. Her respiratory symptoms were significantly improved at night with variable positive pressure ventilation.This case illustrates that palatal tremor in AOAD, and potentially in other conditions, may be associated with treatable breathlessness due to a similar tremor of respiratory muscles.
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- John McAuley
- Department of Neuroscience, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford, UK.,Department of Neuroscience, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Sleep + Ventilation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroradiology, BHR Hospitals, Romford, UK
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Savage HO, Khushaba RN, Zaffaroni A, Colefax M, Farrugia S, Schindhelm K, Teschler H, Weinreich G, Grueger H, Neddermann M, Heneghan C, Simonds A, Cowie MR. Development and validation of a novel non-contact monitor of nocturnal respiration for identifying sleep-disordered breathing in patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2016; 3:212-219. [PMID: 28834663 PMCID: PMC5747002 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Aims At least 50% of patients with heart failure (HF) may have sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB). Overnight in‐hospital polysomnography (PSG) is considered the gold standard for diagnosis, but a lack of access to such testing contributes to under‐diagnosis of SDB. Therefore, there is a need for simple and reliable validated methods to aid diagnosis in patients with HF. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of a non‐contact type IV screening device, SleepMinderTM (SM), compared with in‐hospital PSG for detecting SDB in patients with HF. Methods and results The study included 75 adult patients with systolic HF and suspected SDB who underwent simultaneous PSG and SM recordings. An algorithm was developed from the SM signals, using digital signal processing and pattern recognition techniques to calculate the SM apnoea‐hypopnoea index (AHI). This was then compared with expert‐scored PSGAHI. The SM algorithm had 70% sensitivity and 89% specificity for identifying patients with clinically significant SDB (AHI ≥ 15/h). At this threshold, it had a positive likelihood ratio of 6.3 and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.16. The overall accuracy of the SMAHI algorithm was 85.8% as shown by the area under a receiver operator characteristic curve. The mean AHI with SM was 3.8/h (95% confidence interval 0.5–7.1) lower than that with PSG. Conclusions The accuracy of the non‐contact type IV screening device SM is good for clinically significant SDB in patients with systolic HF and could be considered as a simple first step in the diagnostic pathway.
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- Henry Oluwasefunmi Savage
- National Institute for Health Research Cardiovascular and Respiratory Biomedical Research Units, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.,Imperial College London, London, UK
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- ResMed Ltd., Sydney, Australia.,Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pneumology, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic of Pneumology, Allergology, Sleep and Respiratory Medicine, Diakonie Kaiserswerth, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Thorax Center Ruhrgebiet, Clinic of Pneumology and Infectiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Herne und Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt, Bochum, Germany
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- National Institute for Health Research Cardiovascular and Respiratory Biomedical Research Units, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.,Imperial College London, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Cardiovascular and Respiratory Biomedical Research Units, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.,Imperial College London, London, UK
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Crimi C, Noto A, Princi P, Cuvelier A, Masa JF, Simonds A, Elliott MW, Wijkstra P, Windisch W, Nava S. Domiciliary Non-invasive Ventilation in COPD: An International Survey of Indications and Practices. COPD 2016; 13:483-90. [DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2015.1108960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ramsay M, Mandal S, Suh ES, Steier J, Douiri A, Murphy PB, Polkey M, Simonds A, Hart N. Parasternal electromyography to determine the relationship between patient-ventilator asynchrony and nocturnal gas exchange during home mechanical ventilation set-up. Thorax 2015. [PMID: 26197816 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) can adversely affect the successful initiation of non-invasive home mechanical ventilation (HMV). The aim of this observational study was to quantify the prevalence of PVA during initiation of HMV and to determine the relationship between PVA and nocturnal gas exchange. METHOD Type and frequency of PVA were measured by surface parasternal intercostal muscle electromyography, thoracoabdominal plethysmography and mask pressure during initiation of HMV. Severe PVA was defined, as previously, as asynchrony affecting ≥10% of breaths. RESULTS 28 patients (18 male) were enrolled aged 61±15 years and with a body mass index of 35±9 kg/m(2). Underlying diagnoses were neuromuscular disease with or without chest wall disease (n=6), obesity related chronic respiratory failure (n=12) and COPD (n=10). PVA was observed in all patients with 79% of patients demonstrating severe PVA. Triggering asynchrony was most frequent, observed in 24% (IQR: 11-36%) of breaths, with ineffective efforts accounting for 16% (IQR: 4-24%). PVA types were similar between disease groups, with the exception of auto-triggering, which was higher in patients with COPD (12% (IQR: 6-26%)). There was no correlation observed between PVA and time spent with oxygen saturations ≤90%, mean oxygen saturations or transcutaneous carbon dioxide levels during overnight ventilation. CONCLUSIONS Severe PVA was identified in the majority of patients, irrespective of pathophysiological disease state. This was not associated with ineffective ventilation as evidenced by gas exchange.
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- Michelle Ramsay
- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Guy's, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Guy's, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Guy's, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Guy's, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, King's College London, London, UK Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, National Institute Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, London, UK
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- NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, London, UK
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, Guy's, St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, National Institute Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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Mitchell S, Simonds A, Andreas S, Bonsignore MR, Cooper B, Donic V, McNicholas WT, Morrell M, Palange P, Prest G, Riha R, Trang H, Randerath W, van der Grinten C, Verbraecken J, de Backer W. Introducing a core curriculum for respiratory sleep practitioners. Breathe (Sheff) 2015; 11:50-6. [PMID: 26306103 PMCID: PMC4487381 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.020414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The background and purpose of the HERMES (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) initiative has been discussed at length in previous articles [1-3]. This article aims to provide more detailed and specific insight into the process and methodology of the Sleep HERMES Task Force in developing a core curriculum in respiratory sleep medicine.
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- Academic Department of Sleep and Breathing, Royal Brompton Hospital,London, UK
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- Lung Function and Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Medical Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Košice, Slovakia
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- Respiratory Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent’s University Hospital,Dublin, Ireland
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- Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Physiology, University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Bethanien Hospital, Institute of Pneumology, University Witten/Herdecke, Solingen, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Hopkinson N, Wallis C, Higgins B, Gaduzo S, Sherrington R, Keilty S, Stern M, Britton J, Bush A, Moxham J, Sylvester K, Griffiths V, Sutherland T, Crossingham I, Raju R, Spencer C, Safavi S, Deegan P, Seymour J, Hickman K, Hughes J, Wieboldt J, Shaheen F, Peedell C, Mackenzie N, Nicholl D, Jolley C, Crooks G, Crooks G, Dow C, Deveson P, Bintcliffe O, Gray B, Kumar S, Haney S, Docherty M, Thomas A, Chua F, Dwarakanath A, Summers G, Prowse K, Lytton S, Ong YE, Graves J, Banerjee T, English P, Leonard A, Brunet M, Chaudhry N, Ketchell RI, Cummings N, Lebus J, Sharp C, Meadows C, Harle A, Stewart T, Parry D, Templeton-Wright S, Moore-Gillon J, Stratford- Martin J, Saini S, Matusiewicz S, Merritt S, Dowson L, Satkunam K, Hodgson L, Suh ES, Durrington H, Browne E, Walters N, Steier J, Barry S, Griffiths M, Hart N, Nikolic M, Berry M, Thomas A, Miller J, McNicholl D, Marsden P, Warwick G, Barr L, Adeboyeku D, Mohd Noh MS, Griffiths P, Davies L, Quint J, Lyall R, Shribman J, Collins A, Goldman J, Bloch S, Gill A, Man W, Christopher A, Yasso R, Rajhan A, Shrikrishna D, Moore C, Absalom G, Booton R, Fowler RW, Mackinlay C, Sapey E, Lock S, Walker P, Jha A, Satia I, Bradley B, Mustfa N, Haqqee R, Thomas M, Patel A, Redington A, Pillai A, Keaney N, Fowler S, Lowe L, Brennan A, Morrison D, Murray C, Hankinson J, Dutta P, Maddocks M, Pengo M, Curtis K, Rafferty G, Hutchinson J, Whitfield R, Turner S, Breen R, Naveed SUN, Goode C, Esterbrook G, Ahmed L, Walker W, Ford D, Connett G, Davidson P, Elston W, Stanton A, Morgan D, Myerson J, Maxwell D, Harrris A, Parmar S, Houghton C, Winter R, Puthucheary Z, Thomson F, Sturney S, Harvey J, Haslam PL, Patel I, Jennings D, Range S, Mallia-Milanes B, Collett A, Tate P, Russell R, Feary J, O'Driscoll R, Eaden J, Round J, Sharkey E, Montgomery M, Vaughan S, Scheele K, Lithgow A, Partridge S, Chavasse R, Restrick L, Agrawal S, Abdallah S, Lacy-Colson A, Adams N, Mitchell S, Haja Mydin H, Ward A, Denniston S, Steel M, Ghosh D, Connellan S, Rigge L, Williams R, Grove A, Anwar S, Dobson L, Hosker H, Stableforth D, Greening N, Howell T, Casswell G, Davies S, Tunnicliffe G, Mitchelmore P, Phitidis E, Robinson L, Prowse K, Bafadhel M, Robinson G, Boland A, Lipman M, Bourke S, Kaul S, Cowie C, Forrest I, Starren E, Burke H, Furness J, Bhowmik A, Everett C, Seaton D, Holmes S, Doe S, Parker S, Graham A, Paterson I, Maqsood U, Ohri C, Iles P, Kemp S, Iftikhar A, Carlin C, Fletcher T, Emerson P, Beasley V, Ramsay M, Buttery R, Mungall S, Crooks S, Ridyard J, Ross D, Guadagno A, Holden E, Coutts I, Cullen K, O'Connor S, Barker J, Sloper K, Watson J, Smith P, Anderson P, Brown L, Nyman C, Milburn H, Clive A, Serlin M, Bolton C, Fuld J, Powell H, Dayer M, Woolhouse I, Georgiadi A, Leonard H, Dodd J, Campbell I, Ruiz G, Zurek A, Paton JY, Malin A, Wood F, Hynes G, Connell D, Spencer D, Brown S, Smith D, Cooper D, O'Kane C, Hicks A, Creagh-Brown B, Lordan J, Nickol A, Primhak R, Fleming L, Powrie D, Brown J, Zoumot Z, Elkin S, Szram J, Scaffardi A, Marshall R, Macdonald I, Lightbody D, Farmer R, Wheatley I, Radnan P, Lane I, Booth A, Tilbrook S, Capstick T, Hewitt L, McHugh M, Nelson C, Wilson P, Padmanaban V, White J, Davison J, O'Callaghan U, Hodson M, Edwards J, Campbell C, Ward S, Wooler E, Ringrose E, Bridges D, Long A, Parkes M, Clarke S, Allen B, Connelly C, Forster G, Hoadley J, Martin K, Barnham K, Khan K, Munday M, Edwards C, O'Hara D, Turner S, Pieri-Davies S, Ford K, Daniels T, Wright J, Towns R, Fern K, Butcher J, Burgin K, Winter B, Freeman D, Olive S, Gray L, Pye K, Roots D, Cox N, Davies CA, Wicker J, Hilton K, Lloyd J, MacBean V, Wood M, Kowal J, Downs J, Ryan H, Guyatt F, Nicoll D, Lyons E, Narasimhan D, Rodman A, Walmsley S, Newey A, Buxton M, Dewar M, Cooper A, Reilly J, Lloyd J, Macmillan AB, Roots D, Olley A, Voase N, Martin S, McCarvill I, Christensen A, Agate R, Heslop K, Timlett A, Hailes K, Davey C, Pawulska B, Lane A, Ioakim S, Hough A, Treharne J, Jones H, Winter-Burke A, Miller L, Connolly B, Bingham L, Fraser U, Bott J, Johnston C, Graham A, Curry D, Sumner H, Costello CA, Bartoszewicz C, Badman R, Williamson K, Taylor A, Purcell H, Barnett E, Molloy A, Crawfurd L, Collins N, Monaghan V, Mir M, Lord V, Stocks J, Edwards A, Greenhalgh T, Lenney W, McKee M, McAuley D, Majeed A, Cookson J, Baker E, Janes S, Wedzicha W, Lomas Dean D, Harrison B, Davison T, Calverley P, Wilson R, Stockley R, Ayres J, Gibson J, Simpson J, Burge S, Warner J, Lenney W, Thomson N, Davies P, Woodcock A, Woodhead M, Spiro S, Ormerod L, Bothamley G, Partridge M, Shields M, Montgomery H, Simonds A, Barnes P, Durham S, Malone S, Arabnia G, Olivier S, Gardiner K, Edwards S. Children must be protected from the tobacco industry's marketing tactics. BMJ 2013; 347:f7358. [PMID: 24324220 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Nicholas Hopkinson
- British Thoracic Society Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Specialist Advisory Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6NP, UK
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Ramsay MC, Mandal S, Suh ES, Steier J, Simonds A, Hart N. S87 The effect of on patient comfort and neural respiratory drive (NRD) of ventilator trigger delay during non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Thorax 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204457.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ramsay MC, Mandal S, Suh E, Steier J, Simonds A, Hart N. S84 The effect of patient ventilator asynchrony (PVA) on health related quality of life during initiation of home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Thorax 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204457.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Cowie MR, Woehrle H, Wegscheider K, Angermann C, d'Ortho MP, Erdmann E, Levy P, Simonds A, Somers VK, Zannad F, Teschler H. Rationale and design of the SERVE-HF study: treatment of sleep-disordered breathing with predominant central sleep apnoea with adaptive servo-ventilation in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2013; 15:937-43. [PMID: 23535165 PMCID: PMC3721574 DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hft051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Aims Central sleep apnoea/Cheyne–Stokes respiration (CSA/CSR) is a risk factor for increased mortality and morbidity in heart failure (HF). Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) is a non-invasive ventilation modality for the treatment of CSA/CSR in patients with HF. Methods SERVE-HF is a multinational, multicentre, randomized, parallel trial designed to assess the effects of addition of ASV (PaceWave™, AutoSet CS™; ResMed) to optimal medical management compared with medical management alone (control group) in patients with symptomatic chronic HF, LVEF ≤45%, and predominant CSA. The trial is based on an event-driven group sequential design, and the final analysis will be performed when 651 events have been observed or the study is terminated at one of the two interim analyses. The aim is to randomize ∼1200 patients to be followed for a minimum of 2 years. Patients are to stay in the trial up to study termination. The first patient was randomized in February 2008 and the study is expected to end mid 2015. The primary combined endpoint is the time to first event of all-cause death, unplanned hospitalization (or unplanned prolongation of a planned hospitalization) for worsening (chronic) HF, cardiac transplantation, resuscitation of sudden cardiac arrest, or appropriate life-saving shock for ventricular fibrillation or fast ventricular tachycardia in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients. Perspectives The SERVE-HF study is a randomized study that will provide important data on the effect of treatment with ASV on morbidity and mortality, as well as the cost-effectiveness of this therapy, in patients with chronic HF and predominantly CSA/CSR. Trial registration ISRCTN19572887
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- Martin R Cowie
- Imperial College London (Royal Brompton Hospital), London, UK.
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Artigas A, Pelosi P, Dellweg D, Brochard L, Ferrer M, Geiseler J, Larsson A, Nava S, Navalesi P, Noël JL, Orfanos S, Palange P, Schoenhofer B, Vassilakopoulos T, Simonds A. Respiratory critical care HERMES syllabus: defining competencies for respiratory doctors. Eur Respir J 2012; 39:1294-7. [PMID: 22654005 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00056212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ward NR, Cowie MR, Rosen SD, Roldao V, De Villa M, McDonagh TA, Simonds A, Morrell MJ. Utility of overnight pulse oximetry and heart rate variability analysis to screen for sleep-disordered breathing in chronic heart failure. Thorax 2012; 67:1000-5. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hull J, Aniapravan R, Chan E, Chatwin M, Forton J, Gallagher J, Gibson N, Gordon J, Hughes I, McCulloch R, Russell RR, Simonds A. British Thoracic Society guideline for respiratory management of children with neuromuscular weakness. Thorax 2012; 67 Suppl 1:i1-40. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Murphy PB, Davidson C, Hind MD, Simonds A, Williams AJ, Hopkinson NS, Moxham J, Polkey M, Hart N. Volume targeted versus pressure support non-invasive ventilation in patients with super obesity and chronic respiratory failure: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax 2012; 67:727-34. [PMID: 22382596 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Automatic titration modes of non-invasive ventilation, including average volume assured pressure support (AVAPS), are hybrid technologies that target a set volume by automated adjustment of pressure support (PS). These automated modes could offer potential advantages over fixed level PS, in particular, in patients who are super obese. METHODS Consecutive patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome were enrolled in a two-centre prospective single-blind randomised controlled trial of AVAPS versus fixed-level PS using a strict protocolised setup. MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome was change in daytime arterial PCO(2) (PaCO(2)) at 3 months. Body composition, physical activity (7-day actigraphy) and health-related quality of life (severe respiratory insufficiency questionnaire, SRI) were secondary outcome measures. RESULTS 50 patients (body mass index 50±7 kg/m(2); 55±11 years; 53% men) were enrolled with a mean PaCO(2) of 6.9±0.8 kPa and SRI of 53±17. 46 patients (23 AVAPS and 23 PS) completed the trial. At 3 months, improvements in PaCO(2) were observed in both groups (AVAPS 0.6 kPa, 95% CI 0.2 to 1.1, p<0.01 vs PS 0.6 kPa, 95% CI 0.1 to 1.1, p=0.02) but no between-group difference (-0.1 kPa, 95% CI -0.7 to 0.6, p=0.87). SRI also improved in both groups (AVAPS 11, 95% CI 6 to 17, p<0.001 vs PS 7, 95% CI 1 to 12, p=0.02; between groups 5, 95% CI -3 to 12, p=0.21). Secondary analysis of both groups combined showed improvements in daytime physical activity that correlated with reduction in fat mass (r=0.48; p=0.01). CONCLUSION The study demonstrated no differences between automated AVAPS mode and fixed-level PS mode using a strict protocolised setup in patients who were super obese. The data suggest that the management of sleep-disordered breathing may enhance daytime activity and promote weight loss in super-obese patients.
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- Patrick Brian Murphy
- Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, UK.
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Artigas A, Vassilakopoulos T, Brochard L, Dellweg D, Farr A, Ferrer M, Geiseler J, Larsson A, Nava S, Navalesi P, Noe¨l JL, Orfanos S, Palange P, Schoenhofer B, Simonds A, Pelosi P. Respiratory Critical Care HERMES: a European core syllabus in respiratory critical care medicine. Breathe (Sheff) 2012. [DOI: 10.1183/20734735.000112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ramsay MC, Suh ES, Mandal S, Murphy P, Steier J, Simonds A, Hart N. S115 The effect of posture on the 2nd intercostal space surface parasternal electromyogram (EMGpara): validating a novel clinical tool to measure neural respiratory drive. Thorax 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201054b.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ahmedzai S, Balfour-Lynn IM, Bewick T, Buchdahl R, Coker RK, Cummin AR, Gradwell DP, Howard L, Innes JA, Johnson AOC, Lim E, Lim WS, McKinlay KP, Partridge MR, Popplestone M, Pozniak A, Robson A, Shovlin CL, Shrikrishna D, Simonds A, Tait P, Thomas M. Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations. Thorax 2011; 66 Suppl 1:i1-30. [PMID: 21856702 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- S Ahmedzai
- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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De Backer W, Simonds A, Horn V, Andreas S, Bonsignore M, Calverley P, Donic V, Levy P, Mitchell S, McNicholas W, Morrell M, Randerath W, Riha R, Trang H, Verbraecken J, Palange P. Sleep HERMES: a European Core Syllabus in respiratory disorders during sleep. Breathe (Sheff) 2011. [DOI: 10.1183/20735.005611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Decramer M, Sibille Y, Bush A, Carlsen KH, Rabe KF, Clancy L, Turnbull A, Nemery B, Simonds A, Troosters T. The European Union conference on chronic respiratory disease: purpose and conclusions. Eur Respir J 2011; 37:738-42. [PMID: 21454890 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00020211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wang CH, Bonnemann CG, Rutkowski A, Sejersen T, Bellini J, Battista V, Florence JM, Schara U, Schuler PM, Wahbi K, Aloysius A, Bash RO, Béroud C, Bertini E, Bushby K, Cohn RD, Connolly AM, Deconinck N, Desguerre I, Eagle M, Estournet-Mathiaud B, Ferreiro A, Fujak A, Goemans N, Iannaccone ST, Jouinot P, Main M, Melacini P, Mueller-Felber W, Muntoni F, Nelson LL, Rahbek J, Quijano-Roy S, Sewry C, Storhaug K, Simonds A, Tseng B, Vajsar J, Vianello A, Zeller R. Consensus statement on standard of care for congenital muscular dystrophies. J Child Neurol 2010; 25:1559-81. [PMID: 21078917 PMCID: PMC5207780 DOI: 10.1177/0883073810381924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Congenital muscular dystrophies are a group of rare neuromuscular disorders with a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes. Recent advances in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of congenital muscular dystrophy have enabled better diagnosis. However, medical care for patients with congenital muscular dystrophy remains very diverse. Advances in many areas of medical technology have not been adopted in clinical practice. The International Standard of Care Committee for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy was established to identify current care issues, review literature for evidence-based practice, and achieve consensus on care recommendations in 7 areas: diagnosis, neurology, pulmonology, orthopedics/rehabilitation, gastroenterology/ nutrition/speech/oral care, cardiology, and palliative care. To achieve consensus on the care recommendations, 2 separate online surveys were conducted to poll opinions from experts in the field and from congenital muscular dystrophy families. The final consensus was achieved in a 3-day workshop conducted in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2009. This consensus statement describes the care recommendations from this committee.
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- Ching H. Wang
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- INSERM U827, Laboratoire de Génétique Moleculaire, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- UMR 787 Groupe Myologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Rehabiliterings Center for Muskelsvind, Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Resource Centre for Oral Health in Rare Medical Conditions, Oslo, Norway
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Murphy P, Davidson AC, Williams AJ, Moxham J, Simonds A, Hind M, Polkey MI, Hart N. S65 Interim data from a randomised controlled trial of average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) versus spontaneous-timed (ST) pressure support in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS). Thorax 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.150938.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Joseph S, Robb SA, Mohammed S, Lillis S, Simonds A, Manzur AY, Walter S, Wraige E. Interfamilial phenotypic heterogeneity in SMARD1. Neuromuscul Disord 2009; 19:193-5. [PMID: 19157874 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD1: mu-binding protein 2 gene mutation) is characterised by low birth weight, progressive distal limb weakness, diaphragmatic paralysis and subsequent respiratory failure manifesting before 13 months of age. Our case report illustrates marked phenotype variability in two siblings with an identical genetic mutation of SMARD1, one of whom died of fulminant respiratory failure aged 6 months, whereas the other shows limb weakness but, only mild sleep hypoventilation aged 12 years. This suggests other compensatory mechanisms may play a role in modifying SMARD1; broadening our perception of phenotype. Therefore, SMARD1 phenotype should be considered in cases of atypical spinal muscular atrophy even in the absence of overt diaphragmatic weakness.
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- S Joseph
- Department of Neurology, Evelina Children's Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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Nickol AH, Dunroy H, Polkey MI, Simonds A, Cordingley J, Corfield DR, Morrell MJ. A quick and easy method of measuring the hypercapnic ventilatory response in patients with COPD. Respir Med 2009; 103:258-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 08/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nickol AH, Hart N, Hopkinson NS, Hamnegård CH, Moxham J, Simonds A, Polkey MI. Mechanisms of improvement of respiratory failure in patients with COPD treated with NIV. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2009; 3:453-62. [PMID: 18990974 PMCID: PMC2629992 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s2705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) improves gas-exchange and symptoms in selected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure. We hypothesized NIV reverses respiratory failure by one or all of increased ventilatory response to carbon-dioxide, reduced respiratory muscle fatigue, or improved pulmonary mechanics. Methods Nineteen stable COPD patients (forced expiratory volume in one second 35% predicted) were studied at baseline (D0), 5–8 days (D5) and 3 months (3M) after starting NIV. Results Ventilator use was 6.2 (3.7) hours per night at D5 and 3.4 (1.6) at 3M (p = 0.12). Mean (SD) daytime arterial carbon-dioxide tension (PaCO2) was reduced from 7.4 (1.2) kPa to 7.0 (1.1) kPa at D5 and 6.5 (1.1) kPa at 3M (p = 0.001). Total lung capacity decreased from 107 (28) % predicted to 103 (28) at D5 and 103 (27) % predicted at 3M (p = 0.035). At D5 there was an increase in the hypercapnic ventilatory response and some volitional measures of inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength, but not isolated diaphragmatic strength whether assessed by volitional or nonvolitional methods. Conclusion These findings suggest decreased gas trapping and increased ventilatory sensitivity to CO2 are the principal mechanism underlying improvements in gas-exchange in patients with COPD following NIV. Changes in some volitional but not nonvolitional muscle strength measures may reflect improved patient effort.
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- Annabel H Nickol
- Respiratory Muscle Laboratory, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
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Nava S, Sturani C, Harti S, Magni G, Ciontu M, Corrado A, Simonds A. As decisões no fim da vida nas unidades de cuidados intermédios: Um estudo europeu. Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia 2007; 13:883-7. [DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30383-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Nava S, Sturani C, Hartl S, Magni G, Ciontu M, Corrado A, Simonds A. End-of-life decision-making in respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey. Eur Respir J 2007; 30:156-64. [PMID: 17601972 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00128306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A survey was performed on behalf of the European Respiratory Society to assess end-of-life practices in patients admitted to European respiratory intermediate care units and high dependency units over a 6-month period. A 33-item questionnaire was sent by e-mail to physicians throughout Europe and the response rate was 28 (29.5%) out of 95. A total of 6,008 patients were admitted and an end-of-life decision was taken in 1,292 (21.5%). The mortality rate in these patients was 68% (884 out of 1,292). The patients received similar proportions of withholding of treatment (298 (23%) out of 1292), do-not-resuscitate or do-not-intubate orders (442 (34%) out of 1,292) and noninvasive mechanical ventilation as the ceiling of ventilatory care (402 (31%) out of 1,292). Withdrawal of therapy was employed in 149 (11%) out of 1,292 patients and euthanasia in one. Do-not-intubate/do-not-resuscitate orders were more frequently used in North compared with South Europe. All of the 473 competent patients directly participated in the decision, whereas, in 722 (56%) out of 1,292 cases, decision-making was reported to be shared with the nurses. In European respiratory intermediate care units and high dependency units, an end-of-life decision is taken for 21.5% of patients admitted. Withholding of treatment, do-not-intubate/do-not-resuscitate orders and noninvasive mechanical ventilation as the ventilatory care ceiling are the most common procedures. Competent patients are often involved, together with nurses.
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- S Nava
- Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione S.Maugeri, I.R.C.C.S., Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Via Maugeri 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects 6% of the general population and is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States with severe and very severe disease accounting for 15% and 3% of physician diagnoses of COPD. Guidelines make few recommendations regarding providing the provision of care for the most severe stages of disease, namely Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages III and IV with chronic respiratory failure. The effectiveness of inhaled drug therapy in very severe patients has not been assessed yet. Health care systems in many countries include public funding of long-term oxygen therapy for eligible candidates. Currently, there is little evidence for the use of mechanical ventilatory support in the routine management of hypercapnic patients. Pulmonary rehabilitation should be considered as a significant component of therapy, even in the most severe patients. Although Lung Volume Reduction Surgery has been shown to improve mortality, exercise capacity, and quality of life in selected patients, this modality is associated with significant morbidity and an early mortality rate in the most severe patients. Despite significant progress over the past 25 years, both short- and long-term outcomes remain significantly inferior for lung transplantation relative to other "solid" organ recipients. Nutritional assessment and management is an important therapeutic option in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Morphine may significantly reduce dyspnoea and does not significantly accelerate death. No consistent improvement in dyspnoea over placebo has been shown with anxiolytics. Supplemental oxygen during exercise reduces exertional breathlessness and improves exercise tolerance of the hypoxaemic patient. Non-invasive ventilation has been used as a palliative treatment to reduce dyspnoea. Hypoxaemic COPD patients, on long-term oxygen therapy, may show reduced health-related quality of life, cognitive function, and depression. Only a small proportion of patients with severe COPD discuss end-of-life issues with their physicians.
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- Nicolino Ambrosino
- U.O. Pneumologia, Dipartimento Cardio-Toracico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa 2, Cisanello, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Wang CH, Finkel RS, Bertini ES, Schroth M, Simonds A, Wong B, Aloysius A, Morrison L, Main M, Crawford TO, Trela A. Consensus statement for standard of care in spinal muscular atrophy. J Child Neurol 2007; 22:1027-49. [PMID: 17761659 DOI: 10.1177/0883073807305788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 535] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Spinal muscular atrophy is a neurodegenerative disease that requires multidisciplinary medical care. Recent progress in the understanding of molecular pathogenesis of spinal muscular atrophy and advances in medical technology have not been matched by similar developments in the care for spinal muscular atrophy patients. Variations in medical practice coupled with differences in family resources and values have resulted in variable clinical outcomes that are likely to compromise valid measure of treatment effects during clinical trials. The International Standard of Care Committee for Spinal Muscular Atrophy was formed in 2005, with a goal of establishing practice guidelines for clinical care of these patients. The 12 core committee members worked with more than 60 spinal muscular atrophy experts in the field through conference calls, e-mail communications, a Delphi survey, and 2 in-person meetings to achieve consensus on 5 care areas: diagnostic/new interventions, pulmonary, gastrointestinal/nutrition, orthopedics/rehabilitation, and palliative care. Consensus was achieved on several topics related to common medical problems in spinal muscular atrophy, diagnostic strategies, recommendations for assessment and monitoring, and therapeutic interventions in each care area. A consensus statement was drafted to address the 5 care areas according to 3 functional levels of the patients: nonsitter, sitter, and walker. The committee also identified several medical practices lacking consensus and warranting further investigation. It is the authors' intention that this document be used as a guideline, not as a practice standard for their care. A practice standard for spinal muscular atrophy is urgently needed to help with the multidisciplinary care of these patients.
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- Ching H Wang
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305-5235, USA.
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A recent paper has highlighted the differences in the respiratory management offered to infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA-1). Current views appear polarised between those who would offer nothing, to those who would proceed as far even as tracheostomy and long term invasive ventilation for these infants. Here we offer a personal view, as a possible template for managing a vexed and emotional problem. The complex non-respiratory aspects of the holistic care of these infants will not be discussed.
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- A Bush
- Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
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Farre R, Lloyd-Owen SJ, Ambrosino N, Donaldson G, Escarrabill J, Fauroux B, Robert D, Schoenhofer B, Simonds A, Wedzicha JA. Quality control of equipment in home mechanical ventilation: a European survey. Eur Respir J 2005; 26:86-94. [PMID: 15994393 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00066904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Quality control of the equipment used in home mechanical ventilation is necessary in order to ensure that patients safely and accurately receive the prescribed ventilatory support. The aim of this study was to carry out a survey on the quality-control procedures in different centres and countries. The survey was carried out in the context of a European Commission Concerted Action covering 16 European countries. The study was extensive and detailed, involving 326 centres, which provided home ventilation to >20,000 patients. The survey showed that: 1) ventilator servicing was mainly carried out by external companies (62% of centres), with a servicing frequency ranging 3-12 months; 2) interaction between servicing companies and prescribers was limited (only 61% of centres were always informed of major incidents); 3) participation of centres in equipment quality control was poor (only 56% of centres assessed that patients/caregivers correctly cleaned/maintained the ventilator); and 4) centres were insufficiently aware of vigilance systems (only 23% of centres). Moreover, the data showed considerable inter- and intra-country differences. The size of the centre was an important determinant of many of these quality-control aspects. This survey provides information that will enable the European Commission Concerted Action to formulate recommendations on procedures for home-ventilator quality control.
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- R Farre
- Unitat Biofisica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat Medicina, Universitat Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer, Spain
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Nickol AH, Hart N, Hopkinson NS, Moxham J, Simonds A, Polkey MI. Mechanisms of improvement of respiratory failure in patients with restrictive thoracic disease treated with non-invasive ventilation. Thorax 2005; 60:754-60. [PMID: 15939731 PMCID: PMC1747517 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.039388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective treatment for hypercapnic respiratory failure in patients with restrictive thoracic disease. We hypothesised that NIV may reverse respiratory failure by increasing the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide, reducing inspiratory muscle fatigue, or enhancing pulmonary mechanics. METHODS Twenty patients with restrictive disease were studied at baseline (D0) and at 5-8 days (D5) and 3 months (3M). RESULTS Mean (SD) daytime arterial carbon dioxide tension (Paco(2)) was reduced from 7.1 (0.9) kPa to 6.6 (0.8) kPa at D5 and 6.3 (0.9) kPa at 3M (p = 0.004), with the mean (SD) hypercapnic ventilatory response increasing from 2.8 (2.3) l/min/kPa to 3.6 (2.4) l/min/kPa at D5 and 4.3 (3.3) l/min/kPa at 3M (p = 0.044). No increase was observed in measures of inspiratory muscle strength including twitch transdiaphragmatic pressure, nor in lung function or respiratory system compliance. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that increased ventilatory response to carbon dioxide is the principal mechanism underlying the long term improvement in gas exchange following NIV in patients with restrictive thoracic disease. Increases in respiratory muscle strength (sniff oesophageal pressure and sniff nasal pressure) correlated with reductions in the Epworth sleepiness score, possibly indicating an increase in the ability of patients to activate inspiratory muscles rather than an improvement in contractility.
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- A H Nickol
- Osler Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX4 7LJ, UK.
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Wallgren-Pettersson C, Bushby K, Mellies U, Simonds A. 117th ENMC workshop: ventilatory support in congenital neuromuscular disorders -- congenital myopathies, congenital muscular dystrophies, congenital myotonic dystrophy and SMA (II) 4-6 April 2003, Naarden, The Netherlands. Neuromuscul Disord 2004; 14:56-69. [PMID: 14659414 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2003.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Carina Wallgren-Pettersson
- The Folkhälsan Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 211, Topeliuksenkatu 20, FIN-00251 Helsinki, Finland.
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Manzur AY, Muntoni F, Simonds A. Muscular dystrophy campaign sponsored workshop: recommendation for respiratory care of children with spinal muscular atrophy type II and III. 13th February 2002, London, UK. Neuromuscul Disord 2003; 13:184-9. [PMID: 12565919 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(02)00212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Adnan Y Manzur
- Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Severe idiopathic scoliosis is associated with respiratory failure. This usually is secondary to restrictive airway disease and reduced vital capacity. Patients may also suffer from an increase in airway resistance when severe kyphoscoliosis is present. SETTING Three patients (two of whom required assisted ventilation) with varying degrees of kyphoscoliosis presented with moderate to severe breathing difficulties. INTERVENTION Bronchoscopic examination of these patients showed evidence of torsion with secondary obstruction of the central airways. RESULTS The airway obstruction was notable for its slit-like appearance, for the normality of the mucosa at the site of the obstruction, for the relative ease through which an instrument could traverse the obstruction, and once the retained secretions had been cleared, for the preservation of normal anatomy of the distal airways. The insertion of metal prostheses to stent the areas of obstruction prompted an impressive improvement in respiratory status, radiologic findings, and spirometric criteria in each case. Improvement has been maintained over a maximum follow-up period of 4 years. CONCLUSION Severe kyphoscoliosis can lead to bronchial torsion and obstruction of the central airways. Patients should be assessed by bronchoscopy to exclude this deformity or any other cause of obstruction. The use of a metal endobronchial stent has been effective in both the immediate and long-term period.
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Kopelman PG, Elliott MW, Simonds A, Cramer D, Ward S, Wedzicha JA. Short-term use of fluoxetine in asymptomatic obese subjects with sleep-related hypoventilation. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1992; 16:825-30. [PMID: 1330962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Disordered nocturnal breathing with significant arterial oxygen desaturation and sleep apnoea is a feature of extreme obesity which is often difficult to manage in the short term. We have evaluated the effect of fluoxetine, a centrally acting 5-HT re-uptake inhibitor, on sleep-breathing patterns in asymptomatic extremely obese subjects. A double-blind cross-over study was used to compare fluoxetine (60 mg for three days) to placebo. Eleven obese subjects (ten males, one female, mean weight +/- s.d. 131 +/- 2 kg) slept overnight in a sleep laboratory with the polysomnographic study recorded after an initial acclimatization night. The obese subjects had normal respiratory function and normal fully awake arterial oxygen saturation (%SaO2 97 +/- 1). Marked O2 desaturation was seen in all the subjects during sleep but the average asleep %SaO2 did not differ between the two treatment phases (placebo 90 +/- 5; fluoxetine 92 + 2%). However, fluoxetine significantly increased the minimum %SaO2 recorded during the study night either by abolishing or reducing REM sleep (placebo 73 +/- 2%; fluoxetine 81 +/- 8%; P < 0.05, 95% CI -12.3 to -2.03). Frequent hypopnoea was observed in all subjects in both REM and non-REM sleep whereas apnoea was uncommon. The total apnoea/hypopnoea index fell in six subjects during the fluoxetine night, the largest reduction being seen in the most severely affected. In five of the six the improvement was associated with the abolition of REM sleep. Total sleep time did not differ between the placebo and fluoxetine nights nor did a qualitative assessment of sleep using a visual analogue score.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Davies R, Simonds A. Handbook of Intensive Care. Postgrad Med J 1982. [DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.58.679.322-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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