1994
Daytime oxygen saturation does not predict nocturnal oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Mohsenin V, Guffanti E, Hilbert J, Ferranti R. Daytime oxygen saturation does not predict nocturnal oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1994, 75: 285-289. PMID: 8129580, DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90030-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNocturnal oxygen desaturationObstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen desaturationAwake SaO2Nocturnal hypoxemiaPulmonary diseaseOxygen saturationDaytime oxygen saturationArterial oxygen saturationControl of breathingNocturnal SaO2COPD patientsPulmonary hypertensionAwake patientsPathologic mechanismsIndividual patientsNocturnal oximetryCardiac arrhythmiasPatientsSaO2HypoxemiaDesaturationOximetryDisease
1989
Nutrition for the respiratory insufficient patient.
Mohsenin V, Ferranti R, Loke J. Nutrition for the respiratory insufficient patient. The European Respiratory Journal. Supplement 1989, 7: 663s-665s. PMID: 2508653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutritional statusChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCell-mediated immune responsesDiaphragm muscle massRespiratory insufficient patientObstructive pulmonary diseaseMaximum voluntary ventilationImprovement of nutritionVentilatory compromiseAirway obstructionRespiratory failureNutritional impairmentPulmonary diseaseVoluntary ventilationInsufficient patientsInspiratory pressureHumoral immunityRespiratory tractImmune responseSecretory IgA.Nutritional depletionPatientsMuscle massImmune systemEpithelial cells