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View article: Performance of Impulse Oscillometry in Identifying Restrictive Lung Defects in a Veteran Cohort
Performance of Impulse Oscillometry in Identifying Restrictive Lung Defects in a Veteran Cohort Open
Background Impulse oscillometry (IOs) is a technique used to evaluate lung function that uses sound waves imposed over tidal breathing to characterize the airways and lung parenchyma. IOs has been particularly useful in the identification …
View article: The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Depleted Uranium Cohort in the Time of COVID-19
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Depleted Uranium Cohort in the Time of COVID-19 Open
Objective In 2021, 37 members of a cohort of depleted uranium-exposed Gulf War I veterans were evaluated using a protocol tailored to accommodate COVID-19 safety practices on a telehealth platform. Methods Individual elements of the legacy…
View article: 0875 Self-Reported Sleep Indices in Veterans Exposed to Deleted Uranium
0875 Self-Reported Sleep Indices in Veterans Exposed to Deleted Uranium Open
Introduction During Gulf War I, a group of veterans sustained exposure to deplete uranium (DU) through a series of “friendly fire” incidents. This resulted in both inhalational and traumatic injuries, with a subset having retained fragment…
View article: Cleaning and Disinfection Perceptions and Use Practices Among Elastomeric Respirator Users in Health care
Cleaning and Disinfection Perceptions and Use Practices Among Elastomeric Respirator Users in Health care Open
Background: Reusable elastomeric respirator use in health care may represent one solution to address N95 respirator shortages experienced during infectious disease outbreaks, but cleaning and disinfection requirements may limit their utili…
View article: Qualitative Analysis of Origins and Evolution of an Elastomeric Respirator-based Hospital Respiratory Protection Program.
Qualitative Analysis of Origins and Evolution of an Elastomeric Respirator-based Hospital Respiratory Protection Program. Open
Elastomeric respirators (elastomerics) may serve as one alternative to disposable N95 respirator use in healthcare. We explored factors which drove elastomeric adoption and continued use in a large academic medical center. We conducted sem…