Respiratory Therapy

"Respiratory Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. It includes the therapeutic use of medical gases and their administrative apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, ventilatory support, bronchopulmonary drainage and exercise, respiratory rehabilitation, assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintenance of natural, artificial, and mechanical airways.

Descriptor ID	D012138
MeSH Number(s)	E02.880
Concept/Terms	Respiratory Therapy Respiratory Therapy Therapy, Respiratory Respiratory Therapies Therapies, Respiratory Inhalation Therapy Inhalation Therapy Therapy, Inhalation Inhalation Therapies Therapies, Inhalation

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Respiratory Therapy [E02.880]

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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2

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Derespina KR, Kaushik S, Plichta A, Conway EE, Bercow A, Choi J, Eisenberg R, Gillen J, Sen AI, Hennigan CM, Zerihun LM, Doymaz S, Keenaghan MA, Jarrin S, Oulds F, Gupta M, Pierre L, Grageda M, Ushay HM, Nadkarni VM, Agus MSD, Medar SS. Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes of Critically Ill Children and Adolescents with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in New York City. J Pediatr. 2020 Nov; 226:55-63.e2.

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Armaghan R, Geesey B, Juby J, Amador-Castaneda J, Bollinger A, Roberts KJ, Newberry R, Harshberger M, Radabaugh N, Pierce M, Napolitano N. Practice of Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania: A Statewide Survey. Respir Care. 2020 Jul; 65(7):972-976.

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Wheatley CM, Baker SE, Daines CM, Phan H, Martinez MG, Morgan WJ, Snyder EM. Influence of the Vibralung Acoustical Percussor on pulmonary function and sputum expectoration in individuals with cystic fibrosis. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2018 Jan-Dec; 12:1753466618770997.

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Hall MB, Johnston DR, Barth P. Positive Pressure Bronchoscopy Technique: Case Report. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Feb; 125(2):165-8.

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Wolfe H, Zebuhr C, Topjian AA, Nishisaki A, Niles DE, Meaney PA, Boyle L, Giordano RT, Davis D, Priestley M, Apkon M, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Sutton RM. Interdisciplinary ICU cardiac arrest debriefing improves survival outcomes*. Crit Care Med. 2014 Jul; 42(7):1688-95.

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Williams LJ, Shaffer TH, Greenspan JS. Inhaled nitric oxide therapy in the near-term or term neonate with hypoxic respiratory failure. Neonatal Netw. 2004 Jan-Feb; 23(1):5-13.

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Touch SM, Shaffer TH, Greenspan JS. Managing our first breaths: a reflection on the past several decades of neonatal pulmonary therapy. Neonatal Netw. 2002 Aug; 21(5):13-20.

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Pasquale MD, Cipolle MD, Cerra FB. Maximization of oxygen delivery: a plea for objective patient care and research. J Trauma. 1993 Jun; 34(6):775-8.

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Jaworski A, Goldberg SK, Walkenstein MD, Wilson B, Lippmann ML. Utility of immediate postlobectomy fiberoptic bronchoscopy in preventing atelectasis. Chest. 1988 Jul; 94(1):38-43.

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