Dalhousie dyspnea scales: Pictorial scales to measure dyspnea during induced bronchoconstriction.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this cohort study spanning an 18-year period, we evaluated the prevalence and associated mortality rate of epidemic strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa (PsA), especially Australian Epidemic Strain Type 1 (AES1), in a pediatric cystic fibrosis center practicing cohort segregation and early PsA eradication....

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kevat A,Carzino R,Massie J,Harrison J,Griffiths AL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous hemopneumothorax (SHP) is a rare potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in predominantly young adolescents. The resultant massive hemorrhage leading to hypovolemic shock can be a surgical emergency. It constitutes 1-12% of all spontaneous pneumothoraces and presents with two cardinal features, ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Chen TH,Tseng YH,Tseng CM,Chiang HH,Lin TJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we describe existing CF registries with a focus on US registry data collected through the CF Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) and the Epidemiologic Study of CF (ESCF); highlight what registries have taught us regarding epidemiology of CF; showcase the impact of registries on research and clinical c...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Fink AK,Loeffler DR,Marshall BC,Goss CH,Morgan WJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantity and composition of airway surface liquid (ASL) are essential to host defense. To date, attempts to harvest ASL and measure its composition have yielded conflicting results. We investigated the physical principles underlying two techniques that were proposed for harvesting ASL: filter paper pledgets and po...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Landry JS,Landry C,Cowley EA,Govindaraju K,Eidelman DH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to examine the effect of labor and birth canal compression on the rate of clearance of lung fluid. We recruited 10 babies born by vaginal delivery and 10 born by elective cesarean section (ECS). Thoracic gas volume (TGV) was measured using total body plethysmography, and functional residual ca...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lee S,Hassan A,Ingram D,Milner AD

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of thoracic gas volume (TGV), airway resistance (Raw), and airway conductance (Gaw) were calculated in a group of 42 normal infants using a whole-body plethysmograph. Maximum expiratory flow at functional residual capacity was measured in a separate group of 108 normal infants. Using data obtained from th...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hampton F,Beardsmore CS,Morgan W,Williams A,Taussig L,Thompson JR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of position on the strength of the Hering-Breuer reflex in prematurely born infants and determine whether any differences seen were related to differences in lung or tidal volume between positions. WORKING HYPOTHESIS:Position related differences in the strength of the Hering-Breuer...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Landolfo F,Saiki T,Peacock J,Hannam S,Rafferty GF,Greenough A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with cystic fibrosis [CF] colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) had serial lung function, peripheral blood inflammatory markers, and serum IgG antibodies to Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) lipopolysaccharide measured in the months preceding and following colonisation with B. cepacia. O...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hendry J,Nixon L,Dodd M,Elborn JS,Govan J,Shale DJ,Webb AK

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the common indications for polysomnogram (PSG) associated co-morbid conditions, evaluation strategies, treatment options, and outcomes in a series of infants diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by a PSG. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of infants who underwent PSG over a 7-year perio...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ramgopal S,Kothare SV,Rana M,Singh K,Khatwa U

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early detection of progressive lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) may lead to better treatment and prognosis. Routine lung function indices may be relatively insensitive markers of peripheral airway obstruction and alveolar collapse. We hypothesized that the single-breath diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon mo...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Merkus PJ,Govaere ES,Hop WH,Stam H,Tiddens HA,de Jongste JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunctional swallowing is an uncommon, but important cause of bronchiectasis. We describe a child with a brainstem tumor, who developed bronchiectasis caused by chronic aspiration secondary to a dysfunctional swallow. The case highlights the importance of thorough and repeated evaluation before a diagnosis of idiopa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bossley CJ,Hogg C,Stoneham S,Jacques TS,Bush A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been previously shown that prophylactic, intravenous dexamethasone (DEX) and intratracheal recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) ameliorate lung injury in newborn piglets treated with 48 hr of hyperoxia and mechanical ventilation. DEX has many pharmacologic effects, including the possible induction...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Davis JM,Robbins CG,Anderson T,Sahgal N,Genen L,Tierney J,Horowitz S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of sarcoidosis in children has not been well defined. Eight children with symptomatic sarcoidosis included in this study underwent pulmonary function tests and bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) before treatment and during steroid therapy. At the start of therapy, functional parameters,...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Chadelat K,Baculard A,Grimfeld A,Tournier G,Boule M,Boccon-Gibod L,Clement A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of exercise testing as an objective measure of disease severity in patients with chronic chest diseases (CCD) is becoming increasingly recognized. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in oxygen uptake (VO2) during early recovery following maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPXT) in relatio...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Stevens D,Oades PJ,Armstrong N,Williams CA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis: Diagnostic Evaluation and Clinical Course," written by Liptzin et al is a timely and insightful phenotypic summary of a rare pediatric interstitial lung disease. Twenty-four infants with biopsy-proven pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) were reviewed at their center. Genetic...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Yonker LM,Kinane TB

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized airway inflammation can be detected non-invasively by induced sputum (IS) or peripheral blood eosinophilia, and IS can detect bacterial and viral infection in preschool children with airway disease, with results comparable to broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL). METHODS:Preschool children with cys...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Jochmann A,Artusio L,Robson K,Nagakumar P,Collins N,Fleming L,Bush A,Saglani S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is minimal literature available on the long-term outcome of pediatric non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. AIM:To document 5-year outcomes of children with chest computerized tomography (CT) scan diagnosed bronchiectasis from a tertiary New Zealand (NZ) respiratory clinic. METHODS:Review of a cli...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Munro KA,Reed PW,Joyce H,Perry D,Twiss J,Byrnes CA,Edwards EA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) comprises a wide heterogeneous group of rare parenchymal lung disorders associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary hypertension is a common comorbidity in adults with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and associated with poor survival. We aimed to systemati...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bromley S,Vizcaya D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine a possible association between birth season (date of birth) and future development of asthma in children. A case-control study was designed to include asthmatic children aged 2-7 years, living in the city of Beer-Sheva, in southern Israel, registered in one pediatric center. Contro...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gazala E,Ron-Feldman V,Alterman M,Kama S,Novack L

更新日期：2006-12-01 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:Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plasma levels correlate with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and they are both increased in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). No studies have evaluated MMP-9 levels in children with sleep apnea and CRP is not consistently elevated in pediatric OSA. The aim ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kaditis AG,Alexopoulos EI,Karathanasi A,Ntamagka G,Oikonomidi S,Kiropoulos TS,Zintzaras E,Gourgoulianis K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Peripheral muscle dysfunction is increasingly recognized as complicating respiratory disease, but this is difficult to measure non-invasively. RESEARCH QUESTION:Can skeletal muscle function and efficiency be measured during exercise non-invasively using respiratory mass spectrometry (RMS); and is the know...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rosenthal M,Narang I,Edwards L,Bush A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the bronchiolitis score of Sant Joan de Déu (BROSJOD) and to examine the previously defined scoring cutoff. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Prospective, observational study. BROSJOD scoring was done by two independent physicians (at admission, 24 and 48 hr). Internal consistency of the score was assessed us...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Balaguer M,Alejandre C,Vila D,Esteban E,Carrasco JL,Cambra FJ,Jordan I

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper assesses the effectiveness of aerosolized tobramycin (TOBI) on cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease, using a radiologic tool. The published tool, the age-based severity curve (ABS), is derived from Brasfield scoring of chest X-rays (CXR). This study evaluates both the usefulness of the ABS as an assessment too...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Slattery DM,Zurakowski D,Colin AA,Cleveland RH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess pulmonary function and its predictors in very low birth weight (birth weight ≤1,500 g) children (VLBWc) with or without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), born at gestational age ≤32 weeks at a single tertiary center during 1996-1999, after the introduction of surfactant the...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Cazzato S,Ridolfi L,Bernardi F,Faldella G,Bertelli L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine the repeatability of bronchial responsiveness to mannitol dry powder (MDP) as an objective marker of asthma in children. MDP challenge was performed in children with stable asthma at the same time of the day on two separate occasions within a week. The test was terminated after a 15% fal...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Barben J,Roberts M,Chew N,Carlin JB,Robertson CF

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pressure rise time (PRT), also known as slope time to the peak inflating pressure can be set on some modern neonatal ventilators. On other ventilators, PRT is determined by the set circuit flow. Changing slope time can affect mean airway pressure (MAP), oxygenation, and carbon dioxide elimination. Our aim wa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Chong D,Kayser S,Szakmar E,Morley CJ,Belteki G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In preschool children, measurement of airway resistance using interrupter technique (Rint) is feasible to assess the degree of bronchial obstruction. Although some studies measured Rint in infancy, values of Rint and its variability in preterm infants are unknown. In this study, Rint and its variability was ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Usemann J,Demann D,Anagnostopoulou P,Korten I,Gorlanova O,Schulzke S,Frey U,Latzin P

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) with toddlers and preschool-aged children. Clinically relevant relations between health-related quality of life (HRQOL), stress, and mealtime behaviors have not been examined. It was hypothesized that p...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Driscoll KA,Modi AC,Filigno SS,Brannon EE,Chamberlin LA,Stark LJ,Powers SW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00