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Raffaele Dellaca'

Politecnico di Milano
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[HTML][HTML] Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry

…, PL De Melo, R Dandurand, RL Dellacą… - European respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Recently, “Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry” was published, which reviewed
the physiological basis of oscillometric measures and detailed the technical factors related to …

Oscillation mechanics of the respiratory system: applications to lung disease

D Kaczka, RL Dellacį - Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical …, 2011 - dl.begellhouse.com
… A recent study by Dellaca et al. demonstrated the feasibility of using an inexpensive FOT
system for real-time data acquisition, processing, and Internet streaming.These preliminary …

Trends in mechanical ventilation: are we ventilating our patients in the best possible way?

RL Dellaca, C Veneroni - Breathe, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This review addresses how the combination of physiology, medicine and engineering
principles contributed to the development and advancement of mechanical ventilation, …

Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry

…, P Calverley, PL de Melo, RL Dellacą… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Oscillometry (also known as the forced oscillation technique) measures the mechanical
properties of the respiratory system (upper and intrathoracic airways, lung tissue and chest wall) …

Telemonitoring in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CHROMED). A randomized clinical trial

…, R Farre, PMA Calverley, RL Dellaca' - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Raffaele L. Dellaca’,
Ph.D., Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Bioingegneria, DEIB, Politecnico di Milano …

Expiratory flow limitation detected by forced oscillation and negative expiratory pressure

RL Dellacą, N Duffy, PP Pompilio… - European …, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The within-breath change in reactance (ΔX̄ rs ) measured by forced oscillation technique (FOT)
at 5 Hz reliably detects expiratory flow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Effect of bronchodilation on expiratory flow limitation and resting lung mechanics in COPD

RL Dellacą, PP Pompilio, PP Walker… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Bronchodilator drugs produce variable improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV
1 ), but larger changes in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) in chronic obstructive …

Respiratory mechanics during NCPAP and HHHFNC at equal distending pressures

…, E Zannin, M Fumagalli, F Mosca, RL Dellacą - Archives of Disease in …, 2014 - fn.bmj.com
Objective To compare the effect of heated, humidified, high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC)
and nasal continuous positive airways pressure (NCPAP) on lung function and mechanics in …

Effect of salbutamol on lung function and chest wall volumes at rest and during exercise in COPD

A Aliverti, K Rodger, RL Dellacą, N Stevenson… - Thorax, 2005 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always …

Chest wall kinematic determinants of diaphragm length by optoelectronic plethysmography and ultrasonography

A Aliverti, G Ghidoli, RL Dellaca… - Journal of Applied …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
To estimate diaphragm fiber length from thoracoabdominal configuration, we measured axial
motion of the right-sided area of apposition by ultrasonography and volumes displaced by …