FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine articles

Recent articles from FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

A note from the publisher.(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... Welcome to the Jan/Feb, issue of FOCUS, our first issue of 2009 and the first of our 18th year of national publication. I'm happy to report that just about all of our writers have signed on with us for another year and we are honored to have joining us, Dr. William Dement, the "father" of...

Does family understanding about mechanical ventilation change during ICU stay?(RESPIRATORY RESEARCH)
January 1, 2009... This issue's column is based on the peer-reviewed article by Tasnim Sinuff MD, PhD, Mita Giacomini, PhD, Rhona Shaw, MA, PhD, Marilyn Swinton, MSc and Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc, for the CARENET (Canadian Researchers at the End-of-Life Network) entitled: "'Living with dying': The evolution of...

Designing the "hospital of the future".(NEWS FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION)(Report)
January 1, 2009... The Joint Commission has released a report that provides a roadmap to designing hospitals in the future. Titled "Guiding Principles for the Development of the Hospital of the Future," the latest in the "Healthcare at a Crossroads" series, the report offers the basic guidelines that must be...

Transcranial sonography and RLS.(SLEEP MEDICINE)(Restless legs syndrome)(Report)
January 1, 2009... A person with restless leg syndrome has uncomfortable, irritating or painful sensations in the legs that usually manifest as the person is settling down before going to sleep. The sensations may feel like burning, tugging, or insects creeping or crawling inside. To relieve the sensations, the...

Can ignoring airway secretions and repositioning limit lung injury?(MECHANICAL VENTILATION)
January 1, 2009... In respiratory care and nursing circles, benefits from frequent repositioning of the bedridden patient and actively clearing fluids and secretions in the lower airway are seldom challenged. When clearance of retained mucus is needed, I couldn't agree more. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...