Search Tag: dyspnoea
2025 15 Apr
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is characterised by hypoaxemia, which may be accompanied by hypoventilation, hypercapnia, or isolated acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF). This condition results in an inability to deliver adequate oxygen to organs and remove CO2, leading to acid-base imbalances. Although supplemental oxygen can sometimes al1Read more
2025 04 Mar
Critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) is a point-of-care tool used by clinicians to aid diagnosis, manage care, and guide procedures for critically ill patients. It has become widely adopted in critical care, but its impact on patient outcomes remains uncertain. This executive summary updates previous CCUS guidelines by comparing clinical o1Read more
2025 27 Jan
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is increasingly used for diagnosing and monitoring shortness of breath due to its portability, low cost, and lack of radiation exposure. It provides real-time lung assessments and is more accurate than chest radiography in detecting conditions such as pneumonia, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pulmonary oedema. LUS is par1Read more
2024 17 May
Dyspnoea is among the worst suffering that a human being can experience. Because mechanically ventilated patients are strongly exposed to high dyspnoea intensity, it is important that clinicians monitor dyspnoea in this population. Relieving dyspnoea in patients is a human right. Suffocating, not getting enough air or the feeling1Read more
2022 01 Mar
As countries around the world become more accustomed to living with COVID-19, an important topic of discussion has been the medium-term and long-term impact of COVID-19 on respiratory function and health-related quality of life. Most published studies on COVID-19 include patients with varying degrees of severity and evaluate patients up to s1Read more
2021 07 Feb
In a recent review, the authors hypothesise that some patients suffer unnecessary psychological sequelae such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from dyspnoea that persists despite pharmacologic sedation during severe acute respiratory failure. The authors point out that the primary cause of dyspnoea is not the contra1Read more
2015 20 Apr
According to a new study, treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients younger than 55 years significantly improves their performance on the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). However, the same treatment in older patients was found to be associated with disease stabilisation and sometimes deterioration. The findings have been published i1Read more