Publications

Our expertise and specialization allows Barlow Respiratory Hospital a unique perspective on outcomes and data. Barlow Respiratory Hospital maintains the largest longitudinal dataset in the nation with reported outcomes of chronically critically ill patients admitted to a Long Term Acute-Care Hospital (LTCH) for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation. The Ventilation Outcomes Data-set (VOD), a performance improvement dataset, includes data on more than 6,300 patients over 30 consecutive years. The advantage of our rich longitudinal dataset is that we can measure change. The dataset allows us to analyze the impact of various processes, protocols, and policies on improvement in patient outcomes.
Barlow Respiratory Hospital leads LTCHs in outcomes reporting with over 80 publications – book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, editorials and abstracts – and numerous national and international conference presentations.

COVID-19 Paper Published 2020

Barlow Respiratory Hospital, in 2020, was the first to publish a paper on COVID-19 survivors. The paper, published on F1000Research, underscores the critical role the hospital plays in post-COVID recovery. Established in 1902, Barlow Respiratory Hospital has a history of expertise in treating respiratory illness and with 105 beds in Los Angeles County, admits patients for post-ICU care and ventilator weaning.

2020 Publication

Presentations

Outcomes Book

Publications & Abstracts

Hassenpflug M, Steckart MJ, Nelson DR. Publications
Post-ICU mechanical ventilation: weaning outcomes and one year post-discharge survival in the very elderly chronically critically ill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014, 189:A4579
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Payne G, Vela D, Hassenpflug M, Nelson DR, Sasse S, Steckart MJ. Publications
Post-ICU mechanical ventilation: outcomes of the revised therapist-implemented patient-specific (TIPS©) weaning protocol. Resp Care 2014; 59 (10):OF65
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Chao DC, Scheinhorn DJ. Publications
Determining the best threshold of rapid shallow breathing index in a therapist-implemented patient-specific weaning protocol. Resp Care 2007; 52(2):159-165
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Scheinhorn DJ, Hassenpflug MS, Votto JJ, et al. Publications
Post-ICU mechanical ventilation at 23 long-term care hospitals: a multicenter outcomes study. Chest 2007; 131:85-93.
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Chao DC, Scheinhorn DJ. Publications
Look before you leap. Crit Care Med 2003; 31(12):2808-9
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Scheinhorn DJ, Chao DC, Hassenpflug MS, Gracey DR. Publications
Post-ICU weaning from mechanical ventilation: the role of long-term facilities. For Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: a collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association of Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. MacIntryre N, (ed). Respir Care 2002; 47:69-90.
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