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The respiratory management of patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy: a DMD care considerations working group specialty articleDavid J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 45:739-48. 2010..This article is an expansion of the respiratory component of the multi-specialty article originally appearing in Lancet Neurology, comprising respiratory recommendations from the CDC Care Considerations project...- Cardiac and pulmonary function variability in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy: an initial reportDavid J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
J Child Neurol 25:1110-5. 2010..If confirmed by larger studies, these results have negative implications for the use of genetic testing to predict cardiopulmonary course and response to therapies in Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy... 
Noninvasive ventilation during gastrostomy tube placement in patients with severe duchenne muscular dystrophy: case reports and review of the literatureD J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 41:188-93. 2006..We then review the literature and discuss the potential benefits, risks, and limitations of the above techniques and of other options for gastrostomy placement in people with severe muscular dystrophy...- Association of transient tachypnea of the newborn and childhood asthmaDavid J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 41:978-84. 2006..To determine if transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is independently associated with childhood asthma... - Use of the laryngeal mask airway in patients with severe muscular dystrophy who require sedation or anesthesiaDavid J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 41:1077-81. 2006.... - The American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the respiratory and related management of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy undergoing anesthesia or sedationDavid J Birnkrant
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, 2500 MetroHealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
Pediatrics 123:S242-4. 2009.... - American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the respiratory and related management of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy undergoing anesthesia or sedationDavid J Birnkrant
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 2500 MetroHealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109 1900, USA
Chest 132:1977-86. 2007..It is an up-to-date summary of medical literature regarding this topic and identifies areas in need of future research... - Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia associated with primary Epstein-Barr virus infectionNazha Abughali
Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 33:395-8. 2002..We hypothesize that immunosuppression due to EBV may have contributed to the severity of his RSV infection. The diagnosis of RSV infection was facilitated by bronchoalveolar lavage... - Symptomatic nephrolithiasis in prolonged survivors of Duchenne muscular dystrophyYana Shumyatcher
Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
Neuromuscul Disord 18:561-4. 2008..5. On logistic regression analysis, the corrected odds ratio for nephrolithiasis comparing DMD patients to controls was 14.26. We conclude that, in our study group, DMD was an independent risk factor for symptomatic nephrolithiasis... - The assessment and management of the respiratory complications of pediatric neuromuscular diseasesDavid J Birnkrant
Pediatric Pulmonology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 41:301-8. 2002..Treatment options include methods of assisted cough and mechanical ventilation. This review emphasizes the use of noninvasive respiratory aids to optimize duration and quality of life in these potentially fatal diseases... - Outcomes of post-acute hospital episodes for young children requiring airway supportStephen M Haley
Research Centre, Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02135, USA
Dev Neurorehabil 10:241-7. 2007..These outcomes data provide a multi-site baseline for understanding expected changes in airway support and home discharge rates of young children who are admitted to a post-acute inpatient program... - Weaning children from mechanical ventilation in a post-acute care settingDavid J Birnkrant
Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
Pediatr Rehabil 9:365-72. 2006..Future clinical studies are needed to validate the suggested approach to ventilator weaning and to determine whether or not the weaning algorithm results in beneficial patient outcomes... - Ventilator weaning outcomes in chronic respiratory failure in childrenHelene M Dumas
Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02135, USA
Int J Rehabil Res 30:171-4. 2007....