Neural respiratory drive predicts clinical deterioration and safe discharge in exacerbations of COPD

…, S Mandal, R Harding, M Ramsay, M Kamalanathan… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale Hospitalised patients with acute exacerbation of COPD may deteriorate despite
treatment, with early readmission being common. Objectives To investigate whether neural …

[HTML][HTML] Using creative co-design to develop a decision support tool for people with malignant pleural effusion

…, D Wallace, F Noorzad, M Kamalanathan… - BMC medical informatics …, 2020 - Springer
Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common, serious problem predominantly
seen in metastatic lung and breast cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Recurrence …

[HTML][HTML] Thoracic ultrasound experiences among respiratory specialty trainees in the UK

P Sivakumar, M Kamalanathan, AS Collett… - Clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Achieving competence in thoracic ultrasound is a mandatory requirement for the successful
completion of respiratory specialty training in the UK. We evaluated trainee competencies, …

A simple score based on ultrasound criteria to distinguish between exudative vs. transudative pleural effusions

…, WT Owen, M Kamalanathan… - European Respiratory …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Ultrasound is an innovative, noninvasive method to examine pleural effusions.
Sonographic appearances are considered useful in determining the nature of pleural effusion…

Reproducibility and reliability of parasternal electromyography in patients with COPD and obesity related respiratory failure (ORRF)

M Kamalanathan, R Harding, L Swanton, S Mandal… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: 2 nd intercostal space parasternal electromyography (EMG para ) as a physiological
biomarker of neural respiratory drive (NRD) may detect clinical change in patients with …

B51 TUBERCULOSIS: DIAGNOSIS: Inpatient Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Are There Unnecessary Admissions And Delays?

J Barrett, M Kamalanathan, N Price… - American Journal of …, 2014 - search.proquest.com
Methods Retrospective review of case-notes and results for all patients admitted and diagnosed
with pulmonary tuberculosis between January 2011 and January 2013. Results Of 174 …

Screening for risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea–results of an islandwide survey in Sri Lanka

…, L Amarasiri, W Gunasinghe, M Kamalanathan… - 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the commonest sleep related breathing
disorder worldwide, but there is only limited community level data on the risk of OSA from South …

Neural respiratory drive (NRD) measured by parasternal electromyography predicts clinical deterioration and early readmission in patients with acute exacerbation of …

…, M Ramsay, M Kamalanathan… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Second intercostal space parasternal muscle electromyography (EMG para ) can
be used as a physiological biomarker of NRD in patients with severe AECOPD (Murphy et …

Neural respiratory drive during recovery from exacerbations of COPD

ES Suh, S Mandal, M Ramsay, M Kamalanathan… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: Neural respiratory drive (NRD), obtained from 2 nd intercostal parasternal muscle
electromyography (EMG para ), is a useful physiological biomarker of treatment failure in …

[PDF][PDF] Non-invasive assessment of neural respiratory drive in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ES Suh - 2017 - researchgate.net
Neural respiratory drive (NRD) reflects the balance between the load on the respiratory
system and the capacity of the respiratory muscle pump. Electromyography of the diaphragm …