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Understanding stability of obstructive sleep apnea endotypes: a step forward by Magalang, Ulysses J, Grant, Brydon J B

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New Strains of Bacteria and Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Sethi, Sanjay, Evans, Nancy, Grant, Brydon J.B, Murphy, Timothy F

“…This prospective study examined the changes in bacterial isolates from sputum samples obtained monthly from 81 outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…”
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Effect of Pressure Support vs Unassisted Breathing Through a Tracheostomy Collar on Weaning Duration in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Trial by Jubran, Amal, Grant, Brydon J. B, Duffner, Lisa A, Collins, Eileen G, Lanuza, Dorothy M, Hoffman, Leslie A, Tobin, Martin J

“…IMPORTANCE Patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (>21 days) are commonly weaned at long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). The most effective…”
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Long-Term Outcome after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation. A Long-Term Acute-Care Hospital Study by Jubran, Amal, Grant, Brydon J B, Duffner, Lisa A, Collins, Eileen G, Lanuza, Dorothy M, Hoffman, Leslie A, Tobin, Martin J

“…Patients managed at a long-term acute-care hospital (LTACH) for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation are at risk for profound muscle weakness and…”
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Learner Driver Experience and Teenagers' Crash Risk During the First Year of Independent Driving by Ehsani, Johnathon P, Gershon, Pnina, Grant, Brydon J B, Zhu, Chunming, Klauer, Sheila G, Dingus, Tom A, Simons-Morton, Bruce G

“…One mechanism for teenagers' elevated crash risk during independent driving may be inadequate learner driving experience. To determine how learner driver…”
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Moraxella catarrhalis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Burden of Disease and Immune Response by Murphy, Timothy F, Brauer, Aimee L, Grant, Brydon J. B, Sethi, Sanjay

“…Moraxella catarrhalis is frequently present in the sputum of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Little is known about the role of M…”
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Chronic Opioid Therapy by Webster, Lynn R., Choi, Youngmi, Desai, Himanshu, Webster, Linda, Grant, Brydon J. B.

“…ABSTRACT Objective.  To assess the relation between medications prescribed for chronic pain and sleep apnea. Design.  An observational study of chronic pain…”
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Airway Bacterial Concentrations and Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Sethi, Sanjay, Sethi, Rohin, Eschberger, Karen, Lobbins, Phyllis, Cai, Xueya, Grant, Brydon J. B, Murphy, Timothy F

“…Increased bacterial concentration (load) in the lower airways and new bacterial strain acquisition have been posited as mechanisms for chronic obstructive…”
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Pulmonary function and abdominal adiposity in the general population by Ochs-Balcom, Heather M, Grant, Brydon J B, Muti, Paola, Sempos, Christopher T, Freudenheim, Jo L, Trevisan, Maurizio, Cassano, Patricia A, Iacoviello, Licia, Schünemann, Holger J

“…The prevalence of obesity is increasing, and there is evidence that obesity, in particular abdominal obesity as a marker of insulin resistance, is negatively…”
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Reply to Law and Walkey: Long-Term Outcomes after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: What of Those Cast Away? by Jubran, Amal, Grant, Brydon J B, Tobin, Martin J

“…The main reason why patients were excluded from the clinical trial is that we could not obtain informed consent (patient refusal or unavailability of an…”
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Prevalence of positional sleep apnea in patients undergoing polysomnography by Mador, M Jeffery, Kufel, Thomas J, Magalang, Ulysses J, Rajesh, S K, Watwe, Veena, Grant, Brydon J B

“…The primary aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of positional obstructive sleep apnea using a functional definition. Positional sleep apnea was…”
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Prevalence and Profiles of Risky Driving Behavior Among US Teenagers by Ehsani, Johnathon P, Duren, Michelle L, Grant, Brydon J B, Sabit, Ahmed, Yenokyan, Gayane

“…This survey study updates prevalence data on risky driving behaviors in a nationally representative sample of young people in the US and characterizes profiles…”
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Hypoxemia in patients on chronic opiate therapy with and without sleep apnea by Mogri, Mohammed, Desai, Himanshu, Webster, Lynn, Grant, Brydon J. B., Mador, M. Jeffery

“…Objective Animal models have shown a quantal slowing of respiratory pattern when exposed to opioid agonist, in a pattern similar to that observed in central…”
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Central sleep apnea induced by acute ingestion of opioids by Mogri, Mohammed, Khan, Mohammed I A, Grant, Brydon J B, Mador, M Jeffrey

“…Three cases are presented in which patients were using opioids as required for nonmalignant pain management and significant central sleep apnea developed…”
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A positive psychology framework for understanding teenage driving behaviors: Examining the role of life purpose and mindfulness by Ehsani, Johnathon P., Duren, Michelle L., Grant, Brydon J. B., Musci, Rashelle J., Eshragi, Ava C., Koppell, Sjaan

“…The overwhelming majority of teenage driving research in the US is framed around characteristics associated with risk, rather than factors that promote safety…”
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Strain-specific Immune Response to Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Sethi, Sanjay, Wrona, Catherine, Grant, Brydon J. B, Murphy, Timothy F

“…Previous studies of immune response to Haemophilus influenzae after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have yielded contradictory…”
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Prediction of the apnea-hypopnea index from overnight pulse oximetry by Magalang, Ulysses J, Dmochowski, Jacek, Veeramachaneni, Sateesh, Draw, Azmi, Mador, M Jeffery, El-Solh, Ali, Grant, Brydon J B

“…s: To compare the relative usefulness of the different indexes derived from pulse oximetry in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to determine…”
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Weaning Prediction: Esophageal Pressure Monitoring Complements Readiness Testing by Jubran, Amal, Grant, Brydon J. B, Laghi, Franco, Parthasarathy, Sairam, Tobin, Martin J

“…Several variables are recommended for identifying if a patient is ready for a trial of weaning from mechanical ventilation, but there is no agreement as to…”
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Fasting glucose is a risk factor for breast cancer: A prospective study by MUTI, Paola, QUATTRIN, Teresa, BERRINO, Franco, GRANT, Brydon J. B, KROGH, Vittorio, MICHELI, Andrea, SCHÜNEMANN, Holger J, RAM, Malathi, FREUDENHEIM, Jo L, SIERI, Sabina, TREVISAN, Maurizio

“…There is some evidence that glucose and other factors related to glucose metabolism, such as insulin and insulin-like growth-factors (IGFs) may contribute to…”
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Pulmonary function is a long-term predictor of mortality in the general population: 29-year follow-up of the Buffalo Health Study by Schünemann, H J, Dorn, J, Grant, B J, Winkelstein, Jr, W, Trevisan, M

“…Results from several studies have described a relationship between pulmonary function and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality. The purpose of this…”
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