sTREM-1 is elevated in cystic fibrosis and correlates with proteases.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We report an unusual finding of pneumatocele in an infant. CASE REPORT:A previously well four month old presented with worsening respiratory distress over 6 weeks. He had no antecedent signs or symptoms of respiratory infection. Chest radiograph demonstrated a lucent hemithorax concerning for tension pneu...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ehsan Z,Nathan JD,Kercsmar CM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the left lung using multi-focus microphotography in 378 rat fetuses, assessing airway branching from day 13 to day 19 of gestation, and lung growth variables from day 13 to day 21. Longitudinal growth, and monopodial and dichotomous branching brought about a consistent airway pattern with variations within ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rotschild A,Massoud EA,Solimano A,Puterman ML,Sekhon HS,Thurlbeck WM

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：:Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with esophageal atresia (EA) is a common congenital anomaly that is associated with significant respiratory morbidity throughout life. The objective of this document is to provide a framework for the diagnosis and management of the respiratory complications that are associated with the ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Koumbourlis AC,Belessis Y,Cataletto M,Cutrera R,DeBoer E,Kazachkov M,Laberge S,Popler J,Porcaro F,Kovesi T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may require tracheostomy for long-term mechanical ventilation. Polysomnography (PSG) may predict successful decannulation in children, however it is unclear how this success compares with children without a PSG. To better evaluate this role, we compared decannul...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Quinlan C,Piccione J,Kim JY,Beck SE,Brooks L,Chandy-Patel R,Escobar E,Afolabi-Brown O

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) syndrome is a rare and severe side-effect, mainly described after intake of anticonvulsants, allopurinol, or antibiotics. It usually begins within 2 months after drug introduction. Symptoms include cutaneous rash, hematologic abnormalities, and internal orga...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gohy S,Froidure A,Lebecque P

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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：: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：:The incidence of empyema complicating community-acquired pneumonia is increasing and causes significant childhood morbidity. Pneumococcal infection remains the most common isolated cause in developed countries, with Staphylococcus aureus the predominant pathogen in the developing world. Newer molecular techniques util...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Jaffé A,Balfour-Lynn IM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONAL:This study aims at describing the use of bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in infants with severe bronchiolitis. WORKING HYPOTHESIS:The use of BiPAP in infants with bronchiolitis may be associated with a worst outcome. STUDY DESIGN:A single-center retrospective study performed from October 2013 to Apr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Delacroix E,Millet A,Pin I,Mortamet G

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:We examined the effects of within-breath changes in compliance (C) upon the accuracy of measurements of compliance and resistance (R) by linear regression analysis and by Mead and Wittenberger's method. These effects were illustrated by a computer model and by lung models with linear and nonlinear pressure/volume rela...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Silva Neto G,Gerhardt T,Silberberg A,Gerhardt T,Claure N,Duara S,Bancalari E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplantation in childhood is a highly specialized clinical practice confined to a few centers around the world. Organ availability remains an important limiting factor in extending the application of this procedure to more infants, children and adolescents. The lungs are the organ most vulnerable to injury, in...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Mallory GB Jr,Schecter MG,Elidemir O

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to examine the characteristics of preterm and full-term infants < or = 6 weeks old that influence the success of obtaining sufficient sweat for diagnosis of CF, and corresponding sweat chloride concentrations. A retrospective chart review of 119 sweat tests was performed on 103 preterm and full-term ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Eng W,LeGrys VA,Schechter MS,Laughon MM,Barker PM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complication commonly encountered in patients with CF that produces significant respiratory morbidity. Chronic airway colonization with Aspergillus induces strong inflammatory responses with high IgE levels. Current guidelines for therapy include prolonged courses of...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Zirbes JM,Milla CE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired respiratory function has been found frequently in ex-premature children, but it is unclear which specific factors influence this impairment the most. The aim of this study was to determine the importance of the contributions of birth weight, gestational age, neonatal respiratory disease, and its treatment on ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kennedy JD,Edward LJ,Bates DJ,Martin AJ,Dip SN,Haslam RR,McPhee AJ,Staugas RE,Baghurst P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory system compliance (Crs) can be used to assess lung stiffness in sick, intubated infants, avoiding the use of an esophageal balloon. Crs was assessed in a group of 15 sick, intubated infants using the occlusion and inflation techniques. The occlusion technique gave satisfactory results in 13 infants. Apneic...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Heaf DP,Turner H,Stocks J,Helms P

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantifying the chest wall is useful in documenting thoracoabdominal synchrony during the neonatal period. Subjective measures are often used rather than gold-standard methods due to their practicality in clinical practice. The aim of the present study is to compare the reliability between a newly proposed m...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gomes DC,Azevedo IG,de Figueiredo Araújo AG,da Costa Lopes LD,Nagem DAP,Magalhães FA,Pereira SA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Induced sputum sampling holds promise as a method for obtaining samples representative of the lower airways in young children. Collection of induced sputum samples in young children differs from older children and adults' as pharyngeal suctioning is often required. Our aim was to determine the sensitivity ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： D'Sylva P,Caudri D,Shaw N,Turkovic L,Douglas T,Bew J,Keil AD,Stick S,Schultz A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest computerized tomography (CT) scores are associated with the frequency of future pulmonary exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, cut-off values to identify children with mild lung disease with different risks for frequent future pulmonary exacerbations have not been identified. ME...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sanders DB,Li Z,Parker-McGill K,Farrell P,Brody AS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are common in the first year of life and are mostly caused by viruses. Severity of LRTI in infants is associated with early-life environmental factors. Genetic association studies also suggest a role of heredity in susceptibility to acute bronchiolitis. We designed a case cont...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Goetghebuer T,Kwiatkowski D,Thomson A,Hull J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with advanced lung disease are at risk for developing pulmonary vascular disease and pulmonary hypertension, characterized by progressive exercise intolerance beyond the exercise-limiting effects of airways disease in CF. We report on a patient with severe CF lung disease who experienced ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Montgomery GS,Sagel SD,Taylor AL,Abman SH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 9-month-old infant with persistent cough refractory to conventional asthma therapy. An extensive evaluation eventually revealed a Chiari I malformation with syringohydromyelia. His cough resolved one month after surgical decompression, suggesting that brainstem compression from the Chiari malformation dir...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Amos LB,Quintero DR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pneumatoceles disappear spontaneously and do not cause severe symptoms. Treatment alternatives include various conventional or surgical methods. However, an enlarging, complicated pneumatocele with cardiorespiratory instability requires imaging-guided catheter drainage or surgery. Here, we report the case of a ne...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Park TH,Kim JK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The prevalence of respiratory-technology dependent children is increasing although for most children the goal is liberation from technology. Liberation from home mechanical ventilation (HMV) and decannulation strategies vary due to the lack of clinical practice standards. The primary objective of this study...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bashir A,Henningfeld JK,Thompson NE,D'Andrea LA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the relative contribution of ribcage and abdomen during augmented breaths were assessed in two groups of infants (less than 2 weeks and 4-12 weeks old). In both groups ribcage and abdominal movements increased during augmented breaths in quiet sleep. In the older infants the relative increase was greater fo...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Mathew OP,Pronske ML,Clark ML

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonists are commonly used bronchodilators for symptom relief in asthmatics. Recent evidence demonstrated that prolonged exposure of cultured airway smooth muscle cells to β2 agonists directly augments procontractile signaling pathways with the change in expression of regulator of G...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Labuda M,Laberge S,Brière J,Bérubé D,Krajinovic M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a progressive fatal respiratory disease of unknown cause seen predominantly in Southeast Asian adults. We report this condition in a 10-year-old child of Korean birth because of the uncommon presentation at this age and the favorable outcome associated with early diagnosis. Our objective wa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Weinberger M,Fischer A,Kao S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic colonization with Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa worsens the prognosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. This study aims to analyze the functional properties of neutrophils in CF patients with P. aeruginosa colonization. METHODS:Patients with CF (n = 16) were grouped by positivity of P. aeruginosa in s...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Aslanhan U,Cakir E,Ozyigit LP,Kucuksezer UC,Gelmez YM,Yuksel M,Deniz G,Aktas EC

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00