The relationship between the quality of prescribing and practice appointment rates with asthma management data in those admitted to hospital due to an acute exacerbation.

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：: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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and irreversible interstitial lung disease with poor prognosis despite the recent availability of two antifibrotic drugs. Patients are more susceptible to cardiovascular comorbidities. In this study, we aimed to determine the impact of concom...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： M Lambert E,A Wuyts W,Yserbyt J,De Sadeleer LJ

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) is increased in sarcoidosis patients. TNF-alpha exerts its effect by binding to specific cell surface receptors. There are only fragmentary data concerning the expression of tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNFRs) on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and p...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kieszko R,Krawczyk P,Chocholska S,Bojarska-Junak A,Jankowska O,Król A,Roliński J,Milanowski J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The usefulness of any questionnaire in clinical management and research trials depends on its ability to indicate a likelihood of treatment success during follow-up. The Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) reflects a clinically relevant change score. The aim of this study was to estimate the MCID f...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： de Kleijn WP,De Vries J,Wijnen PA,Drent M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trends in prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases are still controversial, and rarely studied among adolescents at midpoint of puberty. METHODS:In 2000, a questionnaire was mailed to adolescents (n = 18,158) attending 9th grade at school and living in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Eight years later, th...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kim JL,Brisman J,Aberg MA,Forslund HB,Winkvist A,Torén K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme algorithm for the differential diagnosis of pleural fluid in patients with haematological malignancies. Twenty consecutive haemato-oncological patients with pleural effusion, hospitalized in the Haematology Department d...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lossos IS,Intrator O,Berkman N,Breuer R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the pneumonia severity index (PSI) could adequately predict the severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and could be used as a severity of illness classification system. Furthermore, reasons that may influence the decision to admit low risk patients were a...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： van der Eerden MM,de Graaff CS,Bronsveld W,Jansen HM,Boersma WG

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although respiratory muscle weakness (RMW) is known to predict prognosis in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), RMW prevalence and its prognosis in those with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remain unknown. We aimed to investigate whether the RMW predicted mortality in HFp...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hamazaki N,Kamiya K,Matsuzawa R,Nozaki K,Ichikawa T,Tanaka S,Nakamura T,Yamashita M,Maekawa E,Noda C,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Matsunaga A,Masuda T,Ako J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy of oral theophylline compared with placebo in people with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:Systematic review of randomized-controlled trials comparing oral theophylline with placebo for a minimum of 7 days in people with stable COPD. RESULTS:Twenty rand...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ram FS,Jardin JR,Atallah A,Castro AA,Mazzini R,Goldstein R,Lacasse Y,Cendon S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of on-demand salbutamol (ODS) several times daily is sometimes the only beta2-agonist prescribed in moderate persistent asthma, whereas a long-acting beta2-agonist should be added. This trial aimed to compare the efficacy of formoterol dry-powder capsule 12 microg b.i.d. (Foradil) and ODS in patients with m...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Molimard M,Bourcereau J,Le Gros V,Bourdeix I,Leynadier F,Duroux P,French FOR-F-01 Study Group.

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analysed the clinical manifestations of nine patients with brief upper airway dysfunction (BUAD) who attended the thoracic department of a major teaching hospital between 1987 and 1991. Episodes of BUAD developed within 1-4 months of presentation in three patients but were undiagnosed for 2.5-12.5 years in six...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Campbell AH,Pierce R

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An Expert Forum was held at the 2014 European Respiratory Society International Congress to address issues involved in the management of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB). Multiple studies have found that chronic P. aeruginosa infection is associated ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Wilson R,Aksamit T,Aliberti S,De Soyza A,Elborn JS,Goeminne P,Hill AT,Menendez R,Polverino E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines such as regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, monocyte inflammatory protein (MIP)-lalpha have been reported to play an important role in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung diseases. Among idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Yoshioka S,Mukae H,Sugiyama K,Kakugawa T,Sakamoto N,Nakayama S,Abe K,Fujii T,Kadota J,Kohno S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is a prevalent disease that generates high use of resources. The objective of this study was to quantify the economic consequences of non-adherence to GOLD guidelines for the management of COPD patients. METHOD:An economic model was generated to compare different scenarios of observed vs. expected cost...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Miravitlles M,Brosa M,Velasco M,Crespo C,Gobartt E,Diaz S,González-Rojas N

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dental caries and respiratory tract infections are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide and they both are appearing in the respiratory system. However, their relations are still unclear. This study investigated the association of dental caries on the risk of lower respiratory tract infection...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Mehtonen IT,Rantala AK,Hugg TT,Jaakkola MS,Jaakkola JJK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in management of COPD in primary care were studied following a training exercise among Spanish general practitioners (GPs). The exercise involved dissemination of the Spanish Society for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) guidelines. The use of a portable device to perform spirometry tests was ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Soler N,Ballester E,Martín A,Gobartt E,Miravitlles M,Torres A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the usefulness of a self-reported respiratory health transition question over 10 years through reliability, ability to capture long-term asthma trajectory and predictive ability. SETTINGS:In two 20-year cohorts (Asthma-E3N, n = 16,371, 61-88 years; EGEA, n = 1254, 27-82 years), perceived 10-ye...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Sanchez M,Varraso R,Bousquet J,Clavel-Chapelon F,Pison C,Kauffmann F,Humbert M,Siroux V

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of asthma appears to be on the increase, and risk factors are not well established. To investigate risk factors for the development of asthma, a population sample of children and adolescents, aged 7-17 years at enrolment, were studied in 1986. Initial examinations were repeated at follow-up in...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ulrik CS,Backer V,Hesse B,Dirksen A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klotho is an 'anti-ageing' hormone and transmembrane protein; Klotho deficient mice develop a similar ageing phenotype to smokers including emphysema and muscle wasting. The objective of this study was to evaluate skeletal muscle and circulating Klotho protein in smokers and COPD patients and to relate Kloth...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Patel MS,Donaldson AV,Lewis A,Natanek SA,Lee JY,Andersson YM,Haji G,Jackson SG,Bolognese BJ,Foley JP,Podolin PL,Bruijnzeel PL,Hart N,Hopkinson NS,Man WD,Kemp PR,Polkey MI

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of dust in swine confinement buildings causes airway inflammation and systemic symptoms. The proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) increase in bronchoalveolar and nasal lavage fluid, and in serum. The aim of this investigation was to study changes in the...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Wang Z,Manninen A,Malmberg P,Larsson K

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turbuhaler has a very high resistance hence patient inhalation flow when using it would be low. The total emitted dose (TED) of 500microg terbutaline sulphate from a Bricanyl Turbuhaler was determined using a range of inhalation flows (10-60L min(-1)) with inhalation volume of 2 and 4L using a DPI sampling apparatus a...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Abdelrahim ME

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:A survey was conducted of the management of adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis notified in England and Wales in the first 6 months of 1988. Its main aim was to record the current usage of anti-tuberculosis drugs. Information was obtained on 1026 patients (91% of those surveyed), of whom 97% were prescribed rif...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors：

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with tropical eosinophilia were studied clinically and physiologically, before and after a standard 3-week course of diethylcarbamazine. Before treatment the main physiological abnormality was a reduction in the carbon monoxide transfer factor. One month after the start of treatment most patients had sh...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Vijayan VK,Rao KV,Sankaran K,Venkatesan P,Prabhakar R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled lignocaine appeared to have considerable steroid sparing properties in an uncontrolled trial in 20 patients with oral-steroid-dependent asthma. Since it can also cause bronchoconstriction, safety needs to be studied under controlled conditions. We have performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled s...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Harrison TW,Tattersfield AE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiectasis is a common disabling but rarely fatal disease. However the long-term prognosis and risk factors for mortality are not well known. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine prospectively the survival and predictive factors of mortality in patients with bronchiectasis, during 4-year fol...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Onen ZP,Gulbay BE,Sen E,Yildiz OA,Saryal S,Acican T,Karabiyikoglu G

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity is usually graded upon the FEV(1) reduction and FEV(1) has been considered the most important mortality predictor with age in COPD. Recent studies suggest other factors as more powerfully related to mortality than FEV(1) in COPD patients. AIM:To assess t...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tantucci C,Donati P,Nicosia F,Bertella E,Redolfi S,De Vecchi M,Corda L,Grassi V,Zulli R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β(2)-adrenergic agonists (LABA) is reported to have superior effects on controlling asthma symptoms to ICS alone; however, there is no molecular-based evidence to explain the clinical effects. Here, the effect of the ICS/LABA combination ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Essilfie-Quaye S,Ito K,Ito M,Kharitonov SA,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00