Respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis--the story so far.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although theophylline has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects, the therapeutic use of theophylline before sepsis is unknown. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of theophylline on COPD patients presenting with sepsis. METHODS:This nationwide, population-based, propensity score-matched ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Shih YN,Chen YT,Chu H,Shih CJ,Ou SM,Hsu YT,Chen RC,Quraishi SA,Aisiku IP,Seethala RR,Frendl G,Hou PC

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated constrictive bronchiolitis is a severe condition with no established efficient treatment. A 55-year-old woman with seropositive RA developed rapidly progressive constrictive bronchiolitis confirmed by lung biopsy. Her clinical condition worsened despite steroids and azathioprine. T...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Cortot AB,Cottin V,Miossec P,Fauchon E,Thivolet-Béjui F,Cordier JF

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory complaints after exercise are common in patients with rhinitis. Exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) may be one of the causes. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate EIB prevalence in a group of children and adolescents with allergic rhinitis, to compare the treadmill running (TR) and eucapnic voluntary hyperven...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Albuquerque Rodrigues Filho E,Rizzo JÂ,Gonçalves AV,Correia Junior MAV,Sarinho ESC,Medeiros D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may be one of the pathophysiologic links in the association between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea and cardiovascular disease. Morning serum VEGF levels are increased in children with obstructive sleep apnea. However, release of VEGF by platelets and leukocytes during blood ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kaditis AG,Alexopoulos EI,Karadonta I,Kostadima E,Kiropoulos T,Gourgoulianis K,Syrogiannopoulos GA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluticasone propionate pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) containing the hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellant, HFA 134a, are being developed to replace existing chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) pMDIs. This is part of the ongoing worldwide project to limit the damage to the earth's ozone layer. The in vivo performance and...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kunka R,Andrews S,Pimazzoni M,Callejas S,Ziviani L,Squassante L,Daley-Yates PT

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGOUND AND OBJECTIVES:The disadvantages of custom-made mandibular advancement devices (MAD) for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) therapy are the cost and delay required to manufacture the device. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a titrable, thermoplastic MAD compared to a custom-made MAD for OSA therapy. ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gagnadoux F,Nguyen XL,Le Vaillant M,Priou P,Meslier N,Eberlein A,Kun-Darbois JD,Chaufton C,Villiers B,Levy M,Trzépizur W,Launois S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetically heterogeneous disorder of motile cilia, which leads to recurrent and chronic airway infections. Detailed information about infection causing pathogens is scarce. With this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and susceptibility of the most commo...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Roden L,Görlich D,Omran H,Peters G,Große-Onnebrink J,Kahl BC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) (omalizumab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, benralizumab, and dupilumab) are currently approved for the treatment of severe asthma. They have complex pharmacokinetic profiles. These profiles are unique in that they are dependent on their structure as well as can be markedly influenced by...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Matera MG,Calzetta L,Rogliani P,Cazzola M

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:The oxygen cost diagram (OCD) is a simple scale for quantifying a patient's evaluation of his tolerance to exercise frequently used in clinical trials; it has been shown to be well correlated with objective measures of capacity of ambulation such as the 6 min walk test (6' W). This study aimed to determine whether the...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Janssens JP,Breitenstein E,Rochat T,Fitting JW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The diagnosis of patients with pulmonary infiltrates and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a challenge. In current clinical practice the gold standard for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) diagnosis remains the identification of the organism in bronco alveolar lavage (BAL) usi...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Salerno D,Mushatt D,Myers L,Zhuang Y,de la Rua N,Calderon EJ,Welsh DA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of acupuncture in asthma have reported conflicting results, some claiming benefit for some patients. We conducted a randomized, double-blind (patient and evaluator) study in 23 non-smoking asthmatics (10 M; 13 F) aged 43 +/- 15 years with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) 59 +/- 16% pred. After i...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Biernacki W,Peake MD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, although largely under-diagnosed, is the underlying cause of approximately 1% of COPD cases. Lack of awareness leads to long delays in diagnostic testing. Subsequently, lifestyle and treatment choices with potentially positive effects on prognosis may be postponed. METHO...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Greulich T,Ottaviani S,Bals R,Lepper PM,Vogelmeier C,Luisetti M,Ferrarotti I

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:Maximal inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory (PEmax) mouth pressures were measured in seven normal adults in both sitting and half-lying positions on 2 days. Analysis of variance did not reveal significant differences between measurements made in the two positions for either PImax or PEmax. Measurements were repeatable ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ng GY,Stokes MJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study healthy never-smoking subjects (n = 18) were recruited from a population study. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), blood lymphocytes and bronchial biopsies, analysed both in the epithelium and lamina propria, were stained for T and B lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells and different subpopulations of T lym...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ekberg-Jansson A,Arvå E,Nilsson O,Löfdahl CG,Andersson B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic fibrosis affects 1/3200 Caucasians. This genetic disease disturbs the ion and water homeostasis across epithelia, thus rendering mucus more viscous and harder to expel. Conventional treatments rely on the clapping method coupled with postural drainage. Despite the effectiveness of these procedures, th...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Schieppati D,Germon R,Galli F,Rigamonti MG,Stucchi M,Boffito DC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of short-term tests of reversibility in selecting patients with COAD for long-term nebuliser therapy is uncertain. In a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study we have examined the correlation between short-term reversibility and response to a home nebuliser. We studied 20 patients with severe COAD (m...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Teale C,Morrison JF,Jones PC,Muers MF

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Exhaled nitric oxide (FE(NO)) is a reliable non-invasive marker of airway inflammation. In 2003 FE(NO) chemiluminescence analyzer (NIOX; Aerocrine AB, Solna, Sweden) was approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration for monitoring asthma therapy. Recently, the same company developed a portable device using...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Pizzimenti S,Bugiani M,Piccioni P,Heffler E,Carosso A,Guida G,Rolla G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study in the Liverpool district on patients receiving long term oxygen treatment using a domiciliary oxygen concentrator showed that only 55% were both using oxygen therapy correctly and had stopped smoking. To try and identify which factors influence patient behaviour, all 55 patients in this district rece...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Walshaw MJ,Lim R,Evans CC,Hind CR

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to establish the protection afforded by regular salmeterol use against induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic patients, a meta-analysis was conducted on nine double-blind clinical trials that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In each trial, subjects were randomly assigned to receive either salmeterol 5...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Verberne AA,Fuller R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Almost all international guidelines recommend corticosteroids for management of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), because it leads to improved outcomes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Nevertheless, due to its side effects, there are still...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ding Z,Li X,Lu Y,Rong G,Yang R,Zhang R,Wang G,Wei X,Ye Y,Qian Z,Liu H,Zhu D,Zhou R,Zhu K,Ni R,Xia K,Luo N,Pei C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for additional research on symptomatic smokers with normal spirometry has been recently emphasized. Albeit not meeting criteria for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis, symptomatic smokers may experience activity limitation, evidence of airway disease, and exacerbations. We, there...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Di Marco F,Terraneo S,Job S,Rinaldo RF,Sferrazza Papa GF,Roggi MA,Santus P,Centanni S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION OF THE STUDY:We studied whether prophylactic use of noninvasive pressure support ventilation (NIPSV) administered pre- and postoperatively may reduce the postoperative pulmonary function impairment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Prospective randomized clinical trial. Thirty-nine patients with a preoperative FEV(1) <70...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Perrin C,Jullien V,Vénissac N,Berthier F,Padovani B,Guillot F,Coussement A,Mouroux J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates from lung cancer are known to vary considerably between countries. Differences in patients, disease, investigation and treatment are thought to account for some survival shortfalls but it is not known whether differences in collection or processing of data also contribute. METHODOLOGY:We sea...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Butler CA,Darragh KM,Currie GP,Anderson WJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:This manuscript offers an approach to the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis based on current available information. The treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis is not mandatory as the disease may be self-limiting and therapy is often associated with significant drug side effects. The decision to treat rests predominantly ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Judson MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine tobacco use among teenagers, identify factors related to tobacco use, as well as evaluate the outcome of a smoking prevention program. METHODS:From age 7/8 to 14/15, annual questionnaires about asthma and allergy have been completed in the OLIN paediatric study in Northern Sweden. From 12/13 years, ques...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hedman L,Bjerg A,Perzanowski M,Sundberg S,Rönmark E

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of prescriptions for bronchodilator drugs was monitored before and after an educational circular to the medical staff of five medical wards. The circular contained model prescriptions for beta-agonists alone and combined with ipratropium bromide. There was a significant improvement overall in the accuracy...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Craig IR,Riley MR,Cooke NJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone furoate (FF) is efficacious as a once-daily treatment for the management of asthma. Asthma is associated with circadian changes, with worsening lung function at night. We compared the efficacy of once-daily FF in the morning or evening for the treatment of asthma. METH...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kempsford RD,Bal J,Baines A,Renaux J,Ravindranath R,Thomas PS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00