High levels of PEEP may improve survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A meta-analysis.

abstract：:Lung function (FEV1 before and after bronchodilatation) was studied prospectively over five visits in 55 asthmatic children (28 boys) from childhood to adulthood (age 30). At the last follow-up recordings were made at rest, after cold air challenge (CACh), and after bronchodilatation. Results were related to clinical ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gustafsson PM,Kjellman B

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citric acid has been used as a tussive agent in the investigation of the cough reflex. The mechanism of cough stimulation remains unclear. We conducted studies to compare the cough response of citric acid to an organic (acetic acid) and an inorganic acid (phosphoric acid). We also compared the cough response of citric...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Wong CH,Matai R,Morice AH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of lung tissue, taken at time of lung transplant, from 13 Dutch Caucasian patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH) and 14 patients with non-idiopathic PAH were studied for the presence of human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8). By immunohistochemical staining, in none of patients expression of HHV...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Bresser P,Cornelissen MI,van der Bij W,van Noesel CJ,Timens W

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate 100 μg/formoterol 6 μg (BDP/F HFA) pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) in patients with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma, has been demonstrated in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The aim of this prospective observational study was ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Brusselle G,Peché R,Van den Brande P,Verhulst A,Hollanders W,Bruhwyler J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tuberculosis in small solitary lesions of the lung obtained by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is still unclear. Of 103 lung lesions resected by VATS in 98 patients (47 men, 51 women), 19 were identified macroscopically as inflammatory changes, 78 were neoplastic, and 6 were undefined. Pr...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hosaka N,Kameko M,Nishimura H,Hosaka S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal initial management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains controversial. This study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intrapleural minocycline following aspiration for initial treatment of PSP. METHODS:Between January 2004 and November 2006, 64 patients with a first episode o...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Chen JS,Tsai KT,Hsu HH,Yuan A,Chen WJ,Lee YC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and wheezing illnesses carry a significant burden of disease during childhood. Prevalence studies have the capacity to provide invaluable insights into the nature of these common conditions. As part of the Isle of Wight Whole Population Birth Cohort Study (n=1456) we have examined wheezing and asthma developmen...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kurukulaaratchy RJ,Fenn M,Twiselton R,Matthews S,Arshad SH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly associated with asthma; however, frequency in nonatopic children with asthmatic symptoms is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in nonatopic children with asthma-like airway disease that recur despite conventi...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Yüksel H,Yilmaz O,Kirmaz C,Aydoğdu S,Kasirga E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International guidelines recommend simple spirometry for bronchiectasis patients. However, pulmonary pathophysiology of bronchiectasis is very complex and still poorly understood. Our objective was to characterize lung function in bronchiectasis and identify specific functional sub-groups. METHODS:This was ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Radovanovic D,Santus P,Blasi F,Sotgiu G,D'Arcangelo F,Simonetta E,Contarini M,Franceschi E,Goeminne PC,Chalmers JD,Aliberti S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Totally implantable venous intravenous access devices (TIVADs) have an essential role in the frequent delivery of antibiotics in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. This study at the Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH) reports the experience of TIVADs in patients attending the RBH adult CF unit implanted at the RBH and elsewhere...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kariyawasam HH,Pepper JR,Hodson ME,Geddes DM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a submaximal exercise test used to assess functional status in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. Regression equations have previously been published as a normal reference for 6-min walk distance (6MWD) in healthy Caucasian adults. However, a recent study showed that the no...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Alameri H,Al-Majed S,Al-Howaikan A

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Recurrent cough can be a clinical manifestation of rhinitis. However, it remains unclear if the association between rhinitis and recurrent cough among children is independent of asthma. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine, in a large longitudinal cohort, whether rhinitis is significantly...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Sherrill DL,Guerra S,Minervini MC,Wright AL,Martinez FD

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-containing inhalers for use in the treatment of asthma are to be phased out under the terms of the Montreal Protocol (1). In this multi-centre, randomized, double-blind study, the therapeutic equivalence of two formulations of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) containing CFC or non-CFC (HFA134...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Farmer IS,Middle M,Savic J,Perri VL,Herdman MJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Seven patients with fibrosing alveolitis who failed to respond to prednisolone and cyclophosphamide and were deteriorating, were treated with cyclosporin A. An initial favourable response was seen but was not maintained. When compared to a control population, matched for the extremely severe disease present in the tre...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Alton EW,Johnson M,Turner-Warwick M

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:Asthma progression is associated with airway remodeling and neo-vascularization. However, role of angiogenesis in these changes remains unclear and available data still incomplete. In this pilot study we verify usefulness of proteome profiler assay in screening of angiogenesis-related factors in exhaled breath condens...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Grzela K,Litwiniuk M,Krejner A,Zagorska W,Grzela T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Report of an incidental chest X-ray finding of a large vessel dilation at the root of the ascending aorta in a 65-year-old female patient while pre-operative routine diagnostic. Due to prior allergic reaction to iodine contrast agent, non-invasive imaging was performed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), where the ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ritter CO,Weininger M,Machann M,Beissert M,Hahn D,Kenn W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonism can attenuate eosinophilic airway inflammation in patients with mild-to-moderate allergic asthma. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. PATIENTS:Twenty-six patients wit...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Rouhani FN,Meitin CA,Kaler M,Miskinis-Hilligoss D,Stylianou M,Levine SJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibroproliferative disorder. Cytokines contribute an important but yet undefined role to its pathogenesis. OBJECTIVES:The present study aims to compare serum levels of cytokines involved in Th-1 and Th-2 immunity, such as interleukins (IL) IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, in...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tsoutsou PG,Gourgoulianis KI,Petinaki E,Germenis A,Tsoutsou AG,Mpaka M,Efremidou S,Molyvdas PA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study reviews the patterns of P. cepacia pulmonary infection in 75 of a total of 872 mainly adults with cystic fibrosis, registered here during the 4 years 1987-1990; 35 (47%) were female. During this period, 55 patients acquired P. cepacia and the annual incidence and prevalence rates have remained...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Taylor RF,Gaya H,Hodson ME

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:A predominant feature of asthma is an accelerated rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), but data on the variability and factors associated with this change in patients with controlled asthma are largely unknown. METHODS:140 patients with controlled asthma were enrolled based on the Glob...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Matsunaga K,Ichikawa T,Oka A,Morishita Y,Kanai K,Hiramatsu M,Akamatsu H,Kawabata H,Kikuchi T,Akamatsu K,Hirano T,Kou Y,Nakanishi M,Minakata Y,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide is widely used in respiratory research and clinical practice, especially in patients with asthma. However, interpretation is often difficult, due to common interfering factors, and little is known about interactions between factors. We assessed the influences and interactions of fac...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Dressel H,de la Motte D,Reichert J,Ochmann U,Petru R,Angerer P,Holz O,Nowak D,Jörres RA

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Impaired cardiac function and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are associated with progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in heart failure (HF) patients. Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy improves cardiac function in HF patients regardless of the SDB severity through hemodynamic support and preve...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Koyama T,Watanabe H,Terada S,Makabe S,Igarashi G,Nobori K,Ito H

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:We have observed that Doctors often perceive that cystic fibrosis (CF) is exceptionally rare in non-whites, and that this bias has repeatedly resulted in diagnostic delay. We therefore compared the age at diagnosis, genetic features and relative prevalence of CF in non-whites and white patients in the West M...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Spencer DA,Venkataraman M,Higgins S,Stevenson K,Weller PH

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of pulmonary function testing with a turbine spirometer (TS) and a bell spirometer (BS) of a randomized group of 275 patients aged 4-18 years were compared. In the TS, an inexpensive device without graphical display was used. The difference BS minus TS (d) for forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) was cal...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Paul KP,Schultz T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00