Does breathing-phase selective filtering of respiratory data improve analysis of dynamic respiratory mechanics?
The selective filtering of expiration data eliminates negative side-effects of cardiogenic oscillations thus leading to a significant improvement of the analysis of dynamic respiratory system mechanics.
The results from this large, prospective, community-based trial suggest that once-weekly epoetin alfa therapy increases hemoglobin levels, decreases transfusion requirements, and improves quality of life in patients with cancer and anemia who undergo concomitant chemotherapy. Based on the results of this study, the clinical benefits and the adverse event profile of once-weekly epoetin alfa therapy in community-based practice are similar to those observed in the historical experience with the three-times-weekly dosage schedule.