Associations of IL-2 and IL-4 Expression and Polymorphisms With the Risks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection and Asthma in Children.

abstract：:The diaphragm is the main muscle involved in ventilation and is supplied exclusively by the phrenic nerves. Congenital defects of the diaphragm muscle or phrenic nerve injury cause diaphragmatic paralysis-eventration. Prognosis and treatment depend on whether involvement is unilateral or bilateral and on the patient's...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： León-Atance P,Martínez-Hernández NJ,Milla-Saba AM,Roca-Fernández J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In a split-night study, the first part consists of standard polysomnography (PSG) for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome while the second part is used to establish a suitable level of continuous positive airway pressure. The aim of our study was to compare the sleep and respirato...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Ciftci B,Ciftci TU,Guven SF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of simple exercise tests in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to give rise to debate. Questions remain about whether these tests assess maximum effort or only exercise tolerance (submaximal effort). To determine the levels of stress reached during the six-minu...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Montes de Oca M,Ortega Balza M,Lezama J,López JM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is the main genetic factor related to the development of emphysema. This protein has numerous variants, some of which are clinically relevant because their anomalous conformation implies that they fail to reach the target organs as they are polymerized in the hepatocyte. The main ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Lara B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper reference values for lung function testing are essential for achieving adequate interpretations. The LMS procedure (lambda, mu, sigma) permits continuous analyses of entire populations avoiding gaps in the transition between childhood and adulthood. It also allows more precise calculations of average ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Martínez-Briseño D,Gochicoa-Rangel L,Torre-Bouscoulet L,Cid-Juárez S,Fernández-Plata R,Martínez-Valdeavellano L,Chapela-Lara S,Del Río-Hidalgo R,Pérez-Padilla R

更新日期：2020-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As the research undertaken to date on the efficacy of the new antibiotics in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic bronchitis has taken the form of trials designed to demonstrate equivalence, we have no data on the advantages associated with the use of these new drugs with greater bactericidal activity. O...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Miravitlles M,Molina J,Brosa M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome (PCDS) in Western countries is of 1/40,000 but is 13% in patients with bronchiectasis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PCDS in patients with bronchiectasis and sinusitis, including whether or not these patients present specific clinical sig...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Barranco MJ,Armengot M,Cardá C,Císcar MA,Peris R,Ramón M,Juan G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a category of pulmonary hypertension consisting of mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than 25 mmHg at rest, with normal pulmonary capillary occlusion pressure (less than 15 mmHg) and pulmonary vascular resistance greater than 3 Wood units. The diagnosis of PAH is made through...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Amaro Cendón A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In lung transplantation, the presence of bronchogenic carcinoma in the native organ is uncommon, but doubtless affects patient survival, independently of the transplantation process itself. We describe 2 cases in which a primary tumor was found in the explanted lung--1 case of adenocarcinoma in a patient with pulmonar...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Peñalver Cuesta JC,Jordá Aragón C,Escrivá Peiró J,Cerón Navarro J,Calvo Medina V,Padilla Alarcón J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess changes in the acid-base equilibrium of pleural fluid during the first 2 hours after thoracentesis and to determine whether, as with arterial blood, it is important to keep the fluid on ice. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective, descriptive, comparative study was performed i...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Haro-Estarriol M,Baldó-Padró X,Lora-Díez M,Rubio-Garay M,Rubio-Goday M,Sebastián-Quetglás F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) mainly affects the sympathetic ganglia. This study aims to analyze the histopathological changes in the sympathetic ganglia of patients with PPH. MATERIAL AND METHOD:We studied 55 tissue samples from 35 patients with PPH who underwent T2-T3 gangliectomy for definitive tr...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Moya J,Ramos R,Prat J,Morera R,Bernat R,Villalonga R,Ferrer G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of applying both the 1993 and 2002 guidelines of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) to identify respiratory events during nighttime polysomnography tests. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred twenty consecutive patients with medium to high suspicion of sleep ap...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Aguirregomoscorta JI,Altube L,Menéndez I,Romaní A,Basualdo LV,Vallejo G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the results of thymectomy in our series of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and to study the influence of the most common prognostic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Eighty MG patients over a period of 23 years underwent thymectomy consecutively in our hospital. Preoperative assessment included ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Vázquez-Pelillo J,Gil Alonso J,Díaz-Agero P,García Sánchez-Girón J,Roca Serrano R,Díez Tejedor E,Casillas Pajuelo M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to develop an experimental model of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the aging rat. The following hypothesis was proposed: hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the aging rat will be evident in alterations in cells harvested by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and in an increase in alveolar interstitial tissue....

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Escolar JD,Alfaro E,Roche PA,Almajano C,Gallego B

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe our experience in managing patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed the following variables in a group of 27 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: arterial blood gases, lung function before and after mechanical ventilation, oxygen saturation (measured by pu...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Güell MR,Avendano M,Fraser J,Goldstein R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnesium sulfate has been shown to have a bronchodilating effect in asthma, but this effect has not been clearly established in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For this reason we investigated the possible bronchodilating effect of magnesium sulfate in COPD exacerbations. PATIENT...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Abreu González J,Hernández García C,Abreu González P,Martín García C,Jiménez A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the presentations in the First National Forum of Trainee Pneumologists, the present article focuses on infectious pleural effusions and on the study of possible markers of malignant disease in asbestos-exposed individuals. The yield of the distinct techniques for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusio...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Rodríguez-Panadero F,Pérez MA,Moya MA,Cruz MI

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as the mortality rate among patients suffering from postoperative complications, is considered an indicator of the quality of surgical care. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with FTR after anatomical lung resections. METHOD:Patients unde...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Gómez Hernández MAT,Novoa Valentín N,Fuentes Gago M,Aranda Alcaide JL,Varela Simó G,Jiménez López MF

更新日期：2020-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of alpha 1-antitrypsin replacement therapy (AAT) for emphysema. Patient characteristics were analyzed along with the possible side effects of the treatment and its efficacy in maintaining appropriate AAT blood levels. Lung function changes were also studied. The treatment protocol began with 4 weekly intrav...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Miravitlles M,Vidal R,Torrella M,Bofill JM,Cotrina M,de Gracia J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the natural history of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an increase in symptom severity can occur, called exacerbated COPD (ECOPD), sometimes requiring hospital admission. Although there is ongoing debate on the definition of ECOPD--leading to a lack of homogeneity in the numerous stu...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Arnedillo Muñoz A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thoracic trauma is often associated with polytrauma. Because mortality is high, the search for prognostic tools is useful. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 108 patients with blunt thoracic trauma, 73 of whom had multiple injuries, were studied in an intensive care unit (ICU). The variables named as potenti...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Virgós Señor B,Nebra Puertas AC,Sánchez Polo C,Broto Civera A,Suárez Pinilla MA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although bacteria are the main pathogens involved in community-acquired pneumonia, a significant number of community-acquired pneumonia are caused by viruses, either directly or as part of a co-infection. The clinical picture of these different pneumonias can be very similar, but viral infection is more common in the ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Galván JM,Rajas O,Aspa J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We proposed to search for markers of hypercoagulable states in function of age, sex or factors that trigger venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) in a group of patients so diagnosed. The following patient data were analyzed: age, sex and triggering factors of VTD categorized as associative-transient, permanent or unknow...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Otero Candelera R,Arenas Gordillo M,Hurtado Ayuso JE,Morales R,Monedero M,Digon J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the attitudes toward smoking and the characteristics of smoking patterns in young men of military age. Individuals performing their military service were surveyed using a self-administered, anonymous, personal and voluntary questionnaire. Questions were included on smoking habits, social ...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： de Granda Orive JI,Peña Miguel T,González Quijada S,Escobar Sacristán J,Gutiérrez Jiménez T,Herrera de la Rosa A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the number of smokers, their demographic characteristics, and the stages of change among patients visiting health care centers. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at 7 primary health care centers in Health District 5 of the Autonomous Community of Valencia. RESU...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Peris Cardells R,Rico Salvador I,Herrera de Pablo P,Pérez Jiménez A,Sánchez-Tóril López F,Pérez Fernández JA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocephalus resulting from a subarachnoid-pleural fistula following resection of a pulmonary neoplasm is a very rare postoperative complication: we have found only 17 cases in the literature. We report the case of a 65-year-old man diagnosed with a superior sulcus tumor who underwent a left upper lobectomy and cost...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： de Olaiz Navarro B,León Atance P,Alix Trueba A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), 26 of whom also had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), received treatment by nasal continuous positive airways pressure (nCPAP). To evaluate the effects of this device on daytime lung function, we analyzed pulmonary function tests before treat...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Vázquez Oliva R,Cano Gómez S,Capote Gil F,Sánchez Armengol MA,Carmona Bernal C,Castillo Gómez J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ergospirometry objectively quantifies exercise capacity. Up until now, the response to exercise evaluated by ergospirometry in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension has only been described in recently diagnosed.patients. Our aim is to describe the response to exercise in patients with severe pulmon...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Flox-Camacho A,Escribano-Subías P,Jiménez-López Guarch C,Fernández-Vaquero A,Martín-Ríos D,de la Calzada-Campo CS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma continues to be a global health problem, despite advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment. The inflammatory nature of asthma is currently indisputable, as is the involvement of the entire respiratory tree, both the proximal and most distal airways, which has been demonstrated in multiple studies. The dev...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Torrego Fernández A,Muñoz Cano RM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine which factors were related to the development of residual pleural thickening (RPT) after completion of prescribed treatment. Sixty-two patients with pleural tuberculosis (PTB) were assigned to 2 groups according to the presence or absence of RPT > 2 mm in the side and lower portion of a chest fil...

journal_title：Archivos de bronconeumologia

authors： Soler JJ,Gil Suay V,Cordero P,Perpiñá M,Martínez E,Sanchis J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00