Does the 'oxygen cost diagram' reflect changes in six minute walking distance in follow up studies?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the accuracy of impulse oscillometry (IOS) combined with fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to assess asthma control among preschool children. METHODS:A total of 79 preschool children(3-6 year old) with asthma and 25 healthy preschool children who visited a paediatrician were enro...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Zeng J,Chen Z,Hu Y,Hu Q,Zhong S,Liao W

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In COPD patients, hyperinflation impairs cardiac function. We examined whether lung deflation improves oxygen pulse, a surrogate marker of stroke volume. METHODS:In 129 NETT patients with cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and arterial blood gases (ABG substudy), hyperinflation was assessed with residu...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Come CE,Divo MJ,San José Estépar R,Sciurba FC,Criner GJ,Marchetti N,Scharf SM,Mosenifar Z,Make BJ,Keller CA,Minai OA,Martinez FJ,Han MK,Reilly JJ,Celli BR,Washko GR,NETT Research Group.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer repeated exacerbations generating high health care utilization costs. Combined corticosteroid and bronchodilator treatment using a single inhaler might - via improved compliance - reduce exacerbation rates. OB...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hagedorn C,Kässner F,Banik N,Ntampakas P,Fielder K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) is a ventilatory technique that delivers bursts of high-flow respiratory gas into the lung at high rates, intended for treating acute respiratory failure and for mobilization of secretions. We performed a study, aimed at assessing the physiological response to IPV, on patien...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Nava S,Barbarito N,Piaggi G,De Mattia E,Cirio S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural fluid analysis was performed in patients with idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax. The objective of the study was to define the cell differentiation, and part of the cytokine profile, in relation to the duration of pneumothorax. In the 23 consecutive patients (19 men, mean age 34.2 years, 17 smokers), pleural ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Smit HJ,van den Heuvel MM,Barbierato SB,Beelen RJ,Postmus PE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsaicin has long been known to act selectively on a subpopulation of neurons to produce initial excitation, followed by a prolonged neuroinhibitory action commonly referred to as 'capsaicin desensitization'. This property has been exploited extensively as a tool with which to investigate the role of these nerves in ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： O'Neill TP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, outpatient visits for COPD are fixed, pre-planned by the pulmonologist. This is not a patient centered method, nor, in times of increasing COPD prevalence and resource constraints, perhaps the optimal method. OBJECTIVES:This pilot study, determined the effect of an on-demand-system, patient i...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Berkhof FF,Hesselink AM,Vaessen DL,Uil SM,Kerstjens HA,van den Berg JW

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous investigations have suggested that genetic variations are associated with reduced lung function in early childhood. This study was conducted to evaluate the association between IL13+2044G-->A, the functionally relevant single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the gene coding IL13, and lung function i...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Park HW,Lee JE,Kim SH,Kim YK,Min KU,Kim YY,Cho SH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalization attributed to severe exacerbations is the major cost driver of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Given that in Greece no previous studies have addressed the economic burden of COPD, the aim of the study was to examine the hospitalization cost of COPD patients with severe exacerbat...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Geitona M,Hatzikou M,Steiropoulos P,Alexopoulos EC,Bouros D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant protein-A enhances the phagocytosis and killing of many pathogens, although studying this effect in an assortment of models and different experimental protocols has sometimes yielded conflicting results. In this report, using the human THP-1 cell line as the primary phagocytic cell, we systematically examin...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ding J,Umstead TM,Floros J,Phelps DS

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway dehydration and subsequent hyperosmolarity of periciliary fluid are considered critical events in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). It has been shown that an in vitro hyperosmolar stimulation of basophils and mast cells with mannitol can induce the release of histamine and leukotrienes. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Moloney ED,Griffin S,Burke CM,Poulter LW,O'Sullivan S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is wide variation in the techniques deployed to diagnose tuberculosis in the UK, with little agreement on which tools or strategies are cost effective. This analysis therefore comprehensively evaluated the cost effectiveness of currently available diagnostic strategies for routine diagnosis of TB in th...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hughes R,Wonderling D,Li B,Higgins B

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunomodulator drug that has been used in the treatment of several types of advanced pulmonary interstitial disease. This beneficial effect occurs mainly in circumstances in which alveolitis due to CD4 lymphocytes is absent, suggesting that CsA acts on other types of cells. The present study...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Losa García JE,Mateos Rodríguez F,Jiménez López A,García Salgado MJ,Martín de Cabo MR,Pérez Losada J,Pérez Arellano JL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to mushroom spores may cause many respiratory allergic diseases, however, there has been no serial study in a mushroom factory to address this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the serial changes in respiratory allergy and the incidence of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) in mushroom workers....

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tanaka H,Saikai T,Sugawara H,Tsunematsu K,Takeya I,Koba H,Matsuura A,Imai K,Abe S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin desensitization (AD) has been the only available modifying treatment in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). The mechanisms of AD are nonetheless poorly understood. Though very effective, AD is limited by its risks and side-effects. OBJECTIVE:Moving forward to the targeted biologicals era...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Bobolea I,Del Pozo V,Sanz V,Cabañas R,Fiandor A,Alfonso-Carrillo C,Salcedo MÁ,Heredia Revuelto R,Quirce S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of patient education on morbidity in asthmatics and COPD patients has not previously been investigated in a single study. We randomized 78 asthmatics and 62 COPD patients after ordinary outpatient management. Intervention consisted of educational group sessions and individual sessions administered by a trai...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gallefoss F,Bakke PS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if shortcomings in asthma management in the Accident and Emergency (A & E) department identified in a previous (1983) study (Reed et al. Thorax 1985; 40: 897-902) had been corrected, we retrospectively reviewed the case records of patients attending with asthma between December 1987 and November 1988. The...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Chidley KE,Wood-Baker R,Town GI,Sleet RA,Holgate ST

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Slovenia is one of the few countries where IS6110 RFLP is applied for genotyping M. tuberculosis at a nationwide level, which has been in effect since 2000. Based on S6110 RFLP clustering, typical risk factors and routes of M. tuberculosis transmission were identified, such as alcohol abuse, homelessness, an...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Bidovec-Stojkovic U,Zolnir-Dovc M,Supply P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intermittent ICS treatment with SABA in response to symptoms, is an emerging strategy for control of mild-to-moderate asthma, and recurrent wheezing. This systematic revue compares the efficacy of daily vs. intermittent ICS among preschoolers, children and adults with persistent wheezing and mild to moderate...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Rodrigo GJ,Castro-Rodríguez JA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate impact of distribution of computed tomography (CT) emphysema on severity of airflow limitation and gas exchange impairment in current and former heavy smokers participating in a lung cancer screening trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In total 875 current and former heavy smokers underwent baseline lo...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gietema HA,Zanen P,Schilham A,van Ginneken B,van Klaveren RJ,Prokop M,Lammers JW

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of 750-mg, 5-day levofloxacin was recently shown to be comparable to 500-mg, 10-day levofloxacin in a randomized, double-blind, multicentre clinical trial for mild-to-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This subgroup analysis attempted to compare the safety and efficacy of a sh...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Shorr AF,Khashab MM,Xiang JX,Tennenberg AM,Kahn JB

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice of inhaler device for asthma patients depends upon multiple attributes. We investigated factors that may drive general practitioners (GPs) and respiratory specialists in the prescription of inhaler devices for asthma patients who initiated inhalation therapy. METHODS:We retrospectively analysed p...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lavorini F,Bianco A,Blasi F,Braido F,Corsico AG,Di Marco F,Gentile A,Paggiaro PL,Pegoraro V,Pelaia G,Rogliani P,Santus P,Scichilone N,Soldi A,Canonica GW

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current asthma management guidelines state that where a patient is receiving a low to moderate dose of inhaled corticosteroids and is still experiencing symptoms the dose of corticosteroid should be increased and, if necessary, a long-acting bronchodilator should be added. Many studies have now shown that the addition...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Barnes PJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to inhaled mannitol are related to allergic inflammation characterized by eosinophil infiltration and a clinical response to treatment with anti-inflammatory agents in subjects with asthma. This study determines the diagnostic accurac...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Sverrild A,Malinovschi A,Porsbjerg C,Backer V,Alving K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 16 patients with pulmonary fibrosis, an artificial pneumothorax was introduced using the Veress cannula and the Saugman water manometer. Atmospheric air was introduced by fractionated insufflation to a total volume of 800 ml (median). The interpleural space was found on the first attempt, and in all cases, fraction...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Faurschou P,Viskum K

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few recent comparative data exist on smoking habits in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate smoking patterns in a large general population sample of individuals aged ≥ 40 years in ten countries in the region (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arab...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Khattab A,Javaid A,Iraqi G,Alzaabi A,Ben Kheder A,Koniski ML,Shahrour N,Taright S,Idrees M,Polatli M,Rashid N,El Hasnaoui A,BREATHE Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is associated with mortality in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (MAC-LD). However, the clinical significance of the positivity of Aspergillus precipitating antibody (APAb), a serodiagnostic test for pulmonary aspergillosis (PA), at th...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Shirai T,Furuuchi K,Fujiwara K,Nakamoto K,Tanaka Y,Ishii H,Yoshiyama T,Yoshimori K,Takizawa H,Sasaki Y,Kurashima A,Ohta K,Morimoto K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonization of the lower airways in patients with chronic bronchitis (CB) has been described mainly in patients with co-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although smoking has been identified as a risk factor for bacterial colonization it is not known whether asymptomatic smokers (AS) ca...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Qvarfordt I,Riise GC,Andersson BA,Larsson S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bird fancier's lung, the most common form of extrinsic allergic alveolitis in Britain, can be a difficult diagnostic problem. The symptoms are non-specific, often insidious in onset and frequently misdiagnosed as influenza or a viral or bacterial pneumonia. Frequently there is a delay in eliciting the history of expos...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Vincent JM,Flower CD,Shneerson JM,Stewart S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since extraintestinal sites of inflammation have been demonstrated in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), both entities are regarded as systemic disorders. There are only scarce data on the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated lung involvement in children. OB...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Peradzyńska J,Krenke K,Lange J,Banaszkiewicz A,Łazowska-Przeorek I,Radzikowski A,Kulus M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00