04633nam 2200373 450 991064722370332120230324071352.03-0365-6374-1(CKB)5680000000300110(NjHacI)995680000000300110(EXLCZ)99568000000030011020230324d2023 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRespiratory and Critical Care /Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Ourania S Kotsiou, editors[Place of publication not identified] :MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,2023.1 online resource (322 pages)3-0365-6375-X About the Editors ix Preface to "Respiratory and Critical Care" xi -- Cutting-Edge Approaches in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1 -- Gourgoulianis Medical/Surgical, Cloth and FFP/(K)N95 Masks: Unmasking Preference, SARS-CoV-2 Transmissibility and Respiratory Side Effects 7 -- Vulnerability of -Thalassemia Heterozygotes to COVID-19: Results from a Cohort Study 17 -- COVID-19 Severity and Mortality after Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in Central Greece 25 -- Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Spike Antibody Responses on Admission and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Disease in Fully Vaccinated Inpatients: The CoVax Study 35 -- The Comparative Superiority of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response in Different Immunization Scenarios 45 -- Therapeutic Vitamin D Supplementation Following COVID-19 Diagnosis: Where Do We Stand?-A Systematic Review 53 -- Prevalence of Hemorrhagic Complications in Hospitalized Patients with Pulmonary Embolism 67 -- Exercise Preferences and Benefits in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 77 -- Gourgoulianis Bronchial Asthma and Sarcopenia: An Upcoming Potential Interaction 91 -- Evaluating Virtual and Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs for Patients with COPD 101 -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: From Novel Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches to Management of Post-Tuberculosis Sequelae 113 -- Respiratory Muscle Training Can Improve Cognition, Lung Function, and Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction in Male and Non-Obese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Study 135 -- Elements of Sleep Breathing and Sleep-Deprivation Physiology in the Context of Athletic Performance 147 -- Tsolakis Dental and Skeletal Side Effects of Oral Appliances Used for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring in Adult Patients-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 159 -- Effect of PM2.5 Levels on ED Visits for Respiratory Causes in a Greek Semi-Urban Area 181 -- Serum Levels of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Discriminate Moderate Uncontrolled from Severe Asthma 191 -- Contemporary Biomarkers in Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: Moving beyond D-Dimers 199 -- C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Survival and Length of Hospital Stay in Community-Acquired Pneumonia 211 -- Incorporating Biomarkers in COPD Management: The Research Keeps Going 219 -- Interferon-Inducible Protein-10 as a Marker to Detect Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases 235 -- High-Sensitivity Troponin T: A Potential Safety Predictive Biomarker for Discharge from the Emergency Department of Patients with Confirmed Influenza 245 -- Assessment of Dynamic Changes in Stressed Volume and Venous Return during Hyperdynamic Septic Shock 255 -- Effects of Iloprost on Arterial Oxygenation and Lung Mechanics during One-Lung Ventilation in Supine-Positioned Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study 271 -- Effect of General Anesthesia Maintenance with Propofol or Sevoflurane on Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Eosinophil Blood Count: A Prospective, Single Blind, Randomized, Clinical Study on Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy 279 -- Relationship between Mechanical Ventilation and Histological Fibrosis in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Undergoing Open Lung Biopsy 295.This reprint provides important scientific information across all areas of respiratory research including COVID-19, COPD, asthma, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, sleep medicine and respiratory critical care.Respiratory intensive careRespiratory intensive care.616.200425Kotsiou Ourania SPantazopoulos IoannisNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910647223703321Respiratory and Critical Care3018127UNINA