Cost-benefit impact of free asthma medication provision for the pediatric population.

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma most commonly occurs in the peri-articular regions of the extremities. The present report describes a rare case of primary biphasic synovial sarcoma of the pleura in an 18-year-old female. The diagnosis was made on the basis of light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy and the charac...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Jawahar DA,Vuletin JC,Gorecki P,Persechino F,Macera M,Magazeh P

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compare the adequacy of several titration procedures of oxygen flow in maintaining SpO(2) > 90% during the activities of daily life in patients with very severe COPD. Thirty-one very severe COPD patients undergoing oxygen-therapy were recruited. Three titration methods were randomly performed: (1) 6-min walking tes...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Galera R,Casitas R,Martínez E,Lores V,Rojo B,Carpio C,Llontop C,García-Río F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The process of intermittent hypoxia-reoxygenation produces airway inflammation and endothelial dysfunction that favors the development of cardiovascular disorders in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator in airway inflammation and the regulation of endothel...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Fortuna AM,Miralda R,Calaf N,González M,Casan P,Mayos M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Influenza and Influenza-like syndromes (I-LSs) are very common events in general practice, and their relevance is frequently underestimated. Aim of the study was to assess the economic impact of influenza and Influenza-like syndromes (I-LSs) in the Italian general population by using real-world data from a r...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Dal Negro RW,Turco P,Povero M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selection of heath-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments that are most responsive to changes in HRQL prevents investigators from drawing false-negative conclusions about the effectiveness of an intervention. The objective of this study was to compare the responsiveness of the Chronic Respiratory Questio...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Puhan MA,Guyatt GH,Goldstein R,Mador J,McKim D,Stahl E,Griffith L,Schünemann HJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread around the world. It is debatable whether asymptomatic COVID-19 virus carriers are contagious. We report here a case of the asymptomatic patient and present clinical characteristics of 455 contacts, which aims to study the infectivity of a...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gao M,Yang L,Chen X,Deng Y,Yang S,Xu H,Chen Z,Gao X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension is a relevant interceding morbidity in patients with pulmonary fibrosis that has significant impact on exercise tolerance and outcome. The aim of this study was to further characterize the exercise intolerance, dyspnoea and ventilatory inefficiency of patients with pulmonary fibrosis in the pres...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gläser S,Noga O,Koch B,Opitz CF,Schmidt B,Temmesfeld B,Dörr M,Ewert R,Schäper C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is documented that omalizumab treatment reduces the cell surface expression of immunoglobulin E high-affinity receptor (FcɛRI) on several cell types. This has not been investigated in patients with uncontrolled severe persistent allergic asthma. METHODS:In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled s...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Chanez P,Contin-Bordes C,Garcia G,Verkindre C,Didier A,De Blay F,de Lara MT,Blanco P,Moreau JF,Robinson P,Bourdeix I,Trunet P,Le Gros V,Humbert M,Molimard M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminophylline administration was compared in 43 patients who died from asthma and 43 matched controls who were admitted, suffering from acute asthma, to hospitals in the North East Thames Region. A computer program, which used information about individual characteristics, medical history and drug intake, was employed ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Eason J,Markowe HL

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the growing field of interest in the role of pulmonary oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), barely any data are available with respect to antioxidant capacity in the peripheral musculature of these patients. The main objective of this study was to assess in detail the antioxidant s...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Gosker HR,Bast A,Haenen GR,Fischer MA,van der Vusse GJ,Wouters EF,Schols AM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheal collapse is a weakness of the tracheal wall leading to expiratory central airway collapse of more than 50% compared to inspiration. It has previously been discussed whether the collapsibility of the greater airways is a stable or a dynamic condition. Indeed, other well-known lung diseases such as as...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Nygaard M,Hilberg O,Rasmussen F,Bendstrup E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at risk of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) retention during oxygen therapy and hypercapnia in COPD is associated with an ominous prognosis. Rebreathing with oxygen mask is possible in practice and possibly affects CO(2) retention due to an increased inspi...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Fremault A,Silva M,Beaucage F,Berckmans D,Decramer M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In studies of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), whites makeup the vast majority of subjects. Whether ethnic/racial differences in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis occur in the general population is unknown. METHODS:To compare the presence of IPF between ethnic/racial groups of U.S. decedents from 1989 to 20...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Swigris JJ,Olson AL,Huie TJ,Fernandez-Perez ER,Solomon J,Sprunger D,Brown KK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Small fiber neuropathy commonly affects patients with sarcoidosis and is often refractory to standard immunosuppressive therapies used for systemic disease. The clinical features of sarcoidosis-associated small fiber neuropathy (SSFN) and its response to medical therapy have not been described in a large popu...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tavee JO,Karwa K,Ahmed Z,Thompson N,Parambil J,Culver DA

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Systemic inflammation may be present in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exercise is known to elicit an inflammatory response. We hypothesized that the systemic inflammatory response to exercise might be exaggerated in COPD patients compared to healthy subjects. Sixteen COPD patients and 11 ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： van Helvoort HA,van de Pol MH,Heijdra YF,Dekhuijzen PN

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the natural history of non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic (NC-NB) Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease (LD). METHODS:Among all patients diagnosed with NC-NB MAC LD between March 2000 and December 2013, 551 patients who were followed until December 2017 were enrolled at a tert...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kwon BS,Lee JH,Koh Y,Kim WS,Song JW,Oh YM,Lee SD,Lee SW,Lee JS,Lim CM,Choi CM,Huh JW,Hong SB,Shim TS,Jo KW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of risk of cross-infection of patients via lung function testing equipment has yet to be quantified. Based on current evidence, elaborate precautions are not justified for the majority of patients attending the laboratory, but attention to appropriate routine cleaning and disinfection protocols is important...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kendrick AH,Johns DP,Leeming JP

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both albuterol and nedocromil sodium have been recognized to possess certain anti-inflammatory properties. However, there are no data on the impact of these drugs on the pathophysiology of the bronchial extracellular matrix in asthma characterized by enhanced tenascin (Tn) expression, known to occur proportional to th...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Altraja A,Laitinen A,Meriste S,Marran S,Märtson T,Sillastu H,Laitinen LA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and human neutrophil lipocalin (HNL) are proteins which are stored in neutrophil granulocytes, in the primary and secondary granules, respectively. These granules or their contents of MPO and HNL are secreted upon activation of the cells, and measurement of these soluble markers in biological flu...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Schmekel B,Seveus L,Xu SY,Venge P

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to investigate the results of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in patients with a previous history of tuberculosis (TB). METHODS:A total of 101 patients with a previous history of TB receiving TNF antagonists between December 2004 and September 2012 at the Asan Medical Center in South Korea...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Jo KW,Hong Y,Jung YJ,Yoo B,Lee CK,Kim YG,Yang SK,Byeon JS,Kim KJ,Ye BD,Lee SD,Kim WS,Kim DS,Shim TS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking and obesity might alter the risk of sarcoidosis. However, the data remained inconclusive. METHODS:A cohort of Olmsted County, Minnesota residents diagnosed with sarcoidosis between January 1, 1976 and December 31, 2013 was identified based on individual medical record review. For each sarcoidosis su...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ungprasert P,Crowson CS,Matteson EL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a distinctive form of small airway disease, which is characterized by chronic inflammation with lymphocyte infiltration around bronchioles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the importance of factors related to apoptosis in peribronchiolar lymphocytes of DPB. We employed immunohis...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kadota J,Mizunoe S,Mukae H,Mito K,Kishi K,Tokimatsu I,Nagai H,Tomono K,Kohno S,Nasu M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and its effect on long-term survival in bronchiectasis subjects has not been explored. The present study aims to analyze the factors associated with PH and its effect on long-term survival in bronchiectasis subjects. METHODS:We prospectively evaluated 23 bronch...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Öcal S,Portakal O,Öcal A,Demir AU,Topeli A,Çöplü L

更新日期：2016-10-01 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 mandatory requirement to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as propellants in pharmaceutical aerosols has provided the opportunity to enhance significantly the delivery of aerosol drugs to the respiratory tract. This randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, double-dummy, multicentre study was undertaken to asse...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Davies RJ,Stampone P,O'Connor BJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is now the generally preferred surgical treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax but is more difficult once pleural adhesions have developed. To test the hypothesis that VATS is under-used because of prolonged pleural intubation, we have audited the effect of preoper...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Waller DA,McConnell SA,Rajesh PB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The marked female predominance in cases of idiopathic chronic cough and its association with mild chronic lymphocytic airway inflammation suggests an underlying autoimmune process. We set out to test the hypothesis that idiopathic chronic cough is associated with other organ-specific autoimmune diseases in a case cont...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Birring SS,Murphy AC,Scullion JE,Brightling CE,Browning M,Pavord ID

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrite in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been shown to be elevated in cystic fibrosis (CF), while exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is paradoxically low. This has been argued to reflect increased metabolism of NO while its diffusion is obstructed by mucus. However, we wanted to study the possible influence o...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Zetterquist W,Marteus H,Kalm-Stephens P,Näs E,Nordvall L,Johannesson M,Alving K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00