Ability of new lung function tests to assess methacholine-induced airway obstruction in infants.

abstract：:This study was designed to collect data on the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Italy in infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infections, and to evaluate which of the recognized risk factors might be associated with disease severity. Thirty-two centers throughout Italy participa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lanari M,Giovannini M,Giuffré L,Marini A,Rondini G,Rossi GA,Merolla R,Zuccotti GV,Salvioli GP,Investigators R.A.DA.R. Study Group.

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were trained to mobilize intrabronchial secretions by a new method of positive expiratory pressure mask (PEP mask) physiotherapy (PT). Patients repeatedly expired forcefully through the PEP mask; expiratory resistance was varied by eight different internal diameter resistors a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Oberwaldner B,Evans JC,Zach MS

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the respiratory function of school-aged children with infantile Pompe disease (IPD) who started enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in infancy and early childhood. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective chart review of pulmonary function tests of: (a) patients with IPD 5 to 18 years of age, (b) who wer...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： ElMallah MK,Desai AK,Nading EB,DeArmey S,Kravitz RM,Kishnani PS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the association among a validated symptom-based questionnaire for asthma control in children (CAN), forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV(1)), and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FE(NO)). METHODS:Observational cross-sectional study was performed in a consecutive sa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sardón-Prado O,Korta-Murua J,Valverde-Molina J,Fernández-Paredes JJ,Mintegui J,Corcuera-Elosegui P,Emparanza JI,Pérez-Yarza EG

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene that encodes for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein (CFTR) was identified in 1989, yet major pathophysiologic questions remain unanswered. There is emerging evidence that CFTR is a bicarbonate channel, a driver of chloride-bicarbonate exchange and through its action on local pH, a regulator o...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Borowitz D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with severe cystic fibrosis lung disease, anorexia and weight loss, received Megestrol Acetate (MA), as an appetite stimulant. The initial dose was 400-800 mg daily and was continued for 6-15 months. Appetite was improved, with significant weight gain in all patients and an increase in their weight for a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nasr SZ,Hurwitz ME,Brown RW,Elghoroury M,Rosen D

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in infants and children with acute lung injury (ALI), and to investigate associations between BNP levels and clinical outcome. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SUBJECTS:After informed consent, plasma was collected from 48 pediatric patients on day...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Reel B,Oishi PE,Hsu JH,Gildengorin G,Matthay MA,Fineman JR,Flori H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in adults and children has improved since its formal acceptance as a clinical entity in 1967. Because acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is the hallmark of acute lung injury and ARDS, the management of oxygenation is crucial. Physicians managi...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Matthews BD,Noviski N

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 1-month-old boy who presented with a "horseshoe" lung, complete "O" rings of the trachea, and an unusual course of the left pulmonary artery mimicking a left pulmonary artery sling. Computed tomography, cardiac catheterization, and bronchoscopy were performed to confirm the rare coexistence of these ano...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hwang HK,Chen MR,Chen SJ,Kao HA,Lee KS,Shih SL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of postnatal therapies have been and will be evaluated for prevention or treatment of neonatal chronic lung disease (CLD). A simple method for early selection of the highest risk infants would optimize intervention trials. Our study compared a clinical scoring system for predicting neonatal CLD (defined at 3...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Yoder BA,Anwar MU,Clark RH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accelerated lung function decline in cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Recent data suggest that mucoid P. aeruginosa may amenable to elimination from the airway. We aim to determine whether the initiation of an aggressive antibiotic eradication regimen upon init...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Troxler RB,Hoover WC,Britton LJ,Gerwin AM,Rowe SM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous lymphatic intervention (PCL) is a promising new therapy for plastic bronchitis (PB). We characterized bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and cast morphology in surgically repaired congenital heart disease (CHD) patients with PB during PCL. We quantified respiratory and bronchoscopic characteristics an...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Geanacopoulos AT,Savla JJ,Pogoriler J,Piccione J,Phinizy P,DeWitt AG,Blinder JJ,Pinto E,Itkin M,Dori Y,Goldfarb SB

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a health education intervention program to reduce passive smoking in infancy. The aim was to develop an instrument for study of tobacco smoke exposure and childhood respiratory illness. One hundred and eighty-four women who had smoked during pregnancy were allocated by month of delivery to an intervention gr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Woodward A,Owen N,Grgurinovich N,Griffith F,Linke H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) during early childhood may be associated with subsequent pulmonary sequelae, including recurrent wheezing and asthma. We undertook a systematic review to investigate the pulmonary function sequelae following RSV LRTI in the first 3 years of lif...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Verwey C,Nunes MC,Dangor Z,Madhi SA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric Pulmonology continues to publish research and clinical topics related to the entire range of children's respiratory disorders. As we have done annually in recent years, we here summarize some of the past year's publications in our major topic areas, as well as selected literature in these areas from other co...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Auten R,Ren C,Yilmaz O,Noah TL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent respiratory symptoms are common in preterm infants in the first 2 years of life. The aim of this study was to determine the lung function abnormalities associated with such symptoms. Forty preterm infants, with a median gestational age of 29 weeks were studied at a median postnatal age of 12 months. Twenty-t...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Yuksel B,Greenough A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder, with hypotonia being the predominant feature in infancy, and developmental delay, obesity, and behavioral problems becoming more prominent in childhood and adolescence. Children with this disorder frequently suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness and have a primary ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nixon GM,Brouillette RT

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old female with cystic fibrosis (CF) presented with an acute respiratory exacerbation during which black flecks were observed in the spontaneously expectorated sputum. The production of this pigmented sputum was subsequently attributed to Exophiala dermatitidis hyphae. Treatment with antibiotics, corticoster...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Griffard EA,Guajardo JR,Cooperstock MS,Scoville CL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we highlight cystic fibrosis (CF) research published in Pediatric Pulmonology during 2014, as well as related articles published in other journals. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Savant AP,McColley SA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prone sleeping position, use of soft mattresses and head covering by bedclothes are known risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Rebreathing carbon dioxide (CO(2) ) may be a possible mechanism or a confounding factor of SIDS. OBJECTIVE:To compare the aeration properties of a new concept of in...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bar-Yishay E,Gaides M,Goren A,Szeinberg A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 7-month old infant with severe respiratory distress secondary to a paratracheal bronchogenic cyst. Respiratory relief was achieved by transtracheal puncture of the cyst. Surgical removal of the cyst was performed 1 week later because of radiological evidence of reaccumulation of fluid. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： De Baets F,Van Daele S,Schelstraete P,Haerynck F,Vermassen F,Broers C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the benefits of a flexible bronchoscopy (FB) service in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). DESIGN:Review of the first 200 FBs undertaken in a large PICU. SETTING:Large cardiac and medical PICU in the United Kingdom, also providing extra-corporeal life support. PATIENTS:129 patients (78 male...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Davidson MG,Coutts J,Bell G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Mycobacterium fortuitum (MF) is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium that rarely causes disease, there are reported cases of pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema in subjects with predisposing lung disease. We report a neonate, without predisposing disease or risk factors, who manifested pneumonia and lung abscess....

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Glatstein M,Scolnik D,Bensira L,Domany KA,Shah M,Vala S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) is a simple technique for an objective, noninvasive assessment of thoracoabdominal asynchrony, which in turn is an indirect measure of airway obstruction. We evaluated different indices of asynchrony obtained by RIP before and after methacholine-induced airway obstruction. B...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rusconi F,Gagliardi L,Aston H,Silverman M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) have important roles in regulating neutrophil migration and the inflammatory response. To determine whether the concentration of these cytokines and soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) in sputum was increas...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Salva PS,Doyle NA,Graham L,Eigen H,Doerschuk CM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a promising new method to measure airway inflammation. So far only limited data exist about methodological issues of EBC sampling in infants and young children. We evaluated 18 children with acute wheezy bronchitis (median age 24.3 months (min-max: 4-89.9)), 54 childr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Vogelberg C,Würfel C,Knoetzsch A,Kahlert A,Range U,Leupold W

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is an important predictor of outcome in cystic fibrosis (CF). This study aimed to describe the change in lung function, nutritional status, and mortality of children with CF at a single center in Cape Town, South Africa, and identify factors associated with poor lu...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Vandenbroucke NJ,Zampoli M,Morrow B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The mammalian lung possesses the highest level of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) amongst all the organs. ACE is known to generate angiotensin (AT)-II from AT-I and to regulate serum bradykinin level, thereby controlling blood pressure. Recent data, however, indicate a role for ACE derived AT-II in ang...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Castro EC,Parks WT,Galambos C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was designed to assess the use of newer sidestream microstream end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO(2) ) device in predicting blood carbon dioxide (PCO(2) ) measurements in very low birth weight (VLBW = birth weight <1,500 g) and non-VLBW NICU neonates. STUDY DESIGN:Sidestream microstream ETCO(2) detecto...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Singh BS,Gilbert U,Singh S,Govindaswami B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common sleep problem. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between OSAHS and blood pressure (BP) in snoring children. METHODS:Snoring children were recruited from January 2009 to December 2010. Clinical history was taken accompanied by...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Xu Z,Li B,Shen K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00