Volume 56
The CJRT is seeing some positive growth!
Justin Sorge, RRT FCSRT MPHPublished online December 9, 2020
In vitro investigation of the Flusso™ Bypass adapter efficiency upon ventilator circuit disconnect in a clinical simulated environment
Rym Mehri PhD, Abubakar Alatrash PhD, Nick Ogrodnik BASc, Edgar A. Matida PhD, Frank Fiorenza RRT, BHScPublished online December 8, 2020
Pre-operative patient optimization to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications—Insights and roles for the respiratory therapist: A narrative review
Jonathon Schwartz MSE, MD, Darian Parsey BS, Tichaendepi Mundangepfupfu MRes MD, Steven Tsang DO, Robert Pranaat MD, James Wilson DO, Peter Papadakos MDPublished online December 4, 2020
Association of COVID-19 and other viral infections with interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension: A narrative review
Elham Atabati, Amir Dehghani-Samani, Sayyed Gholamreza MortazavimoghaddamPublished online November 26, 2020
Work of breathing during arm bracing in normal male subjects
Tomoyuki Ogino, RPT, MSc, PhD, Kyoshi Mase, RPT, PhD, Shigefumi Murakami, RPT, MSc, Kazuhisa Domen, MD, PhDPublished online November 26, 2020
Cough peak flow to predict the extubation outcome: Comparison between three cough stimulation methods
Christiane Melo Almeida, MSc, Agnaldo José Lopes, PhD, Fernando Silva Guimarães, PhDPublished online November 20, 2020
Publication of study protocols in the CJRT
Justin Sorge, RRT, FCSRT, MPHPublished online November 10, 2020
Respiratory therapists: the unnoticed warriors during COVID-19 pandemic in India
Mrudula M. Sawadkar, MSc RT, Varun R. Nayak, MSc RTPublished online October 30, 2020
Adjunct low level laser therapy (LLLT) in a morbidly obese patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report
Scott A. Sigman MD, Soheila Mokmeli MD, Mariana A. Vetrici MD, PhDPublished online September 28, 2020
Design and performance testing of a novel emergency ventilator for in-hospital use
Jacob M. Knorr BS, Megan M. Sheehan BS, Daniel C. Santana BA, Sergey Samorezov MSME, Ibrahim Sammour MD FAAP CHSE, Michael Deblock PhD, Barry Kuban BSEE, Neal Chaisson MD, Robert L. Chatburn MHHS RRT-NPS FAARCPublished online September 28, 2020
Features of scholarly practice in health care professionals: A scoping review protocol
Marco Zaccagnini, RRT/CCAA, FCSRT, MSc, André Bussières, DC, PhD, Andrew West, EdD, FCSRT, Jill Boruff, MLIS, AHIP, Aliki Thomas, OT(c), erg, PhDPublished online September 10, 2020
Unintended consequences of COVID-19: Opportunities for respiratory therapists’ involvement in developing respiratory-related technologies
Patricia McClurg RRT, MEd, Nikolay Moroz RRT, MD, Marco Zaccagnini, RRT/CCAA, FCSRT, MScPublished online September 10, 2020
Selection bias may explain the relationship between coronavirus diagnosis and the odds of prior influenza vaccination
Justin Sorge, RRT, FCSRT, MPHPublished online July 23, 2020
Helmet CPAP revisited in COVID-19 pneumonia: A case series
Aniket S. Rali, Christopher Howard, Rachel Miller, Christopher K. Morgan, Dennis Mejia, John Sabo, James P. Herlihy, Sunjay R. DevarajanPublished online July 21, 2020
Low level laser therapy as a modality to attenuate cytokine storm at multiple levels, enhance recovery, and reduce the use of ventilators in COVID-19
Soheila Mokmeli MD, Mariana Vetrici MD, PhDPublished online July 21, 2020
Effect of humidified versus nonhumidified CPAP on inflammatory response and nasopharyngeal symptoms in healthy participants
Hajed M. Al-Otaibi, PhD, Mohammed D. Alahmari, PhD, Thekra N. Al-Maqati, MSc, Abdullah Ghazwani, MResPublished online July 24, 2020
Go with the flow—clinical importance of flow curves during mechanical ventilation: A narrative review
Natsumi T. Hamahata, MD, Ryota Sato, MD, Ehab G. Daoud, MD, FACP, FCCPPublished online July 22, 2020
Sex- and gender-based analysis and the CJRT: What can we do to combat bias in health research?
Justin Sorge, RRT, FCSRT, MPHPublished online May 8, 2020
Variability in expiratory flow requirements among oscillatory positive expiratory pressure devices
Sherwin E. Morgan, RRT, Steven Mosakowski, RRT, MBA, Brenda L. Giles, MD, Edward Naureckas, MD, Avery Tung, MD, FCCMPublished online March 4, 2020
High-flow nasal cannula for bronchiolitis in an ICU and step-down unit
Madeleine M. Genereux MD, Morgan J. Sims MD, Bethany J. Wolf PhD, Ian D. Kane MDPublished online February 28, 2020
Endotracheal cuff pressures in the PICU: Incidence of underinflation and overinflation
Richard W. Wettstein MMEd, RRT, FAARC, Donna D. Gardner DrPH, RRT, FAARC, Sadie Wiatrek MSRC, RRT, Kristina E. Ramirez MPH, RRT, CHES, Ruben D. Restrepo MD, RRT, FAARCPublished online January 21, 2020
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Message from the Editor
Welcome to our 2020 issue, Volume 56! If you have any questions about how this online, open access, rolling publication model works, please visit the FAQ page under the "About Us" tab. I encourage you to submit any comments or thoughts you may have on the content in this journal, both in agreement and in controversy. Contact editor@csrt.com to have your feedback published.
Call for COVID-19 Submissions
We welcome submissions from RTs concerning the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Letters to the Editor or Commentaries/Editorials can be a quick way of sharing information with your fellow healthcare professionals. Submitted manuscripts might include, but are not limited to:- Approaches to overcoming challenges associated with COVID-19: for example, senior care; cost, consistency / equity, risk, geographic isolation, indigenous and other specific sub populations, reorganization of workplace, pandemic preparation
- Expert insight and commentary
- Real life cases, narratives from experience
- Innovations in practice: unique opportunities for innovation
- Patient care, empathy
- Problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Time management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Global citizenship
- Leadership
- Resilience (coping with pressure, loss, failure, criticism, workload, stress, anxiety)
- Pandemic/disaster preparation
- Unique medical cases
2019 ARTICLE OF THE YEAR
Ventilatory equivalent for oxygen as an extubation outcome predictor: A pilot study has been selected by the CJRT Editorial Board for our Article of the Year: Informing Practice Award – congratulations to authors Troy Ellens, Ramandeep Kaur, Kelly Roehl, Meagan Dubosky, and David L. Vines! The Informing Practice Award was created to recognize a publication that substantiates a new and novel idea or approach contributing to the cumulative knowledge base of the field and is likely to inspire fellow RTs in their research.
ABOUT THE CJRT
The CJRT is a peer reviewed, open access journal, owned by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT), published by Canadian Science Publishing, and indexed in PMC (PubMed Central). The CJRT has been publishing continuously since 1965. We strive to publish manuscripts that describe effective interventions that increase access to and quality of clinical respiratory health interventions, including the organization and delivery of care in hospitals, the community, and throughout the continuum of care by health care providers. Our goal is to generate evidence and discussion to support more effective and equitable access to respiratory therapy and care for patients in Canada and around the world. While many of our contributors are respiratory therapists, we welcome submissions from all related health professionals and researchers.
INTERESTED IN PEER REVIEW?
The CJRT is always recruiting interested volunteers to participate in the peer review process. Contact the Managing Editor at editor@csrt.com to get started. You get to read the latest papers in your area of expertise and practice your critical review skills. After each completed review, the peer reviewer receives educational credit letters that can be applied to your provincial CPD program. New to research? We are happy to start you off slowly and pair you with experienced reviewers for your first review.