Top Papers of 2023

These are the most-read papers published by RESPIRATORY CARE in 2023. Use the links below to quickly navigate to an article. 

 

  1. The Complexities of Mechanical Ventilation: Toppling the Tower of Babel

  2. COVID-19 Lessons Learned: Response to the Anticipated Ventilator Shortage

  3. Evaluation of Over-the-Counter Portable Oxygen Concentrators Utilizing a Metabolic Simulator

  4. The Evolution of Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation

  5. Respiratory Care Management of COPD Exacerbations

  6. Mechanical Ventilation During ECMO: Best Practices

  7. Understanding COPD Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Definition

  8. Environmental Contamination by SARS-CoV-2 During Noninvasive Ventilation in COVID-19

  9. Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols Dispersed During Noninvasive Respiratory Support of Patients With COVID-19

  10. Optimizing Respiratory Therapy Resources by De-Implementing Low-Value Care

  11. Comparison of Four Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation Devices: Effect of Simulated Airway Collapse on Cough Peak Flow

  12. Comparison of National and Global Asthma Management Guiding Documents

  13. Heterogeneity of Ventilation/Perfusion Mismatch at Different Levels of PEEP and in Respiratory Mechanics Phenotypes of COVID-19 ARDS

  14. Systemic and Cerebral Effects of Physiotherapy in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects

  15. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Verbal Communication Interventions for Mechanically Ventilated Adults With a Tracheostomy

  16. Utilization of a Risk Stratification Tool and Volume-Based Cuff Leak Test to Assess Postextubation Stridor

  17. 2022 Year in Review: Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation

  18. Factors Associated With Accidental Decannulation in Tracheostomized Children

  19. Formulating the Research Question and Framing the Hypothesis

  20. Titration of Ventilator Settings to Target Driving Pressure and Mechanical Power

  21. Understanding Early COPD

  22. Accuracy of Multiple Pulse Oximeters in Stable Critically Ill Patients

  23. COPD Phenotyping

  24. Evaluation of a Closed Suction System With Integrated Tube-Scraping Technology

  25. Life-Space Mobility of Subjects With COPD on Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Delivered by Non-Portable Devices