Combined effects of leaks, respiratory system properties and upper airway patency on the performance of home ventilators: a bench study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Penicillium species are among the most common fungi present in the environment and are usually considered non-pathogenic to humans. However, in immunocompromised hosts they can be virulent pathogens and can cause death. Penicillium digitatum is a plant pathogen that commonly causes a postharvest fungal disea...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Oshikata C,Tsurikisawa N,Saito A,Watanabe M,Kamata Y,Tanaka M,Tsuburai T,Mitomi H,Takatori K,Yasueda H,Akiyama K

更新日期：2013-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulsus paradoxus estimated by dynamic change in area under the oximeter plethysmograph waveform (PEP) might provide a measure of acute asthma severity. Our primary objective was to determine how well PEP correlates with forced expiratory volume in 1-second (%FEV1) (criterion validity) and change of %FEV1 (re...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Arnold DH,Jenkins CA,Hartert TV

更新日期：2010-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the last few years, investigators have debated the role that infectious agents may have in sarcoidosis pathogenesis. With the emergence of new molecular biology techniques, several studies have been conducted; therefore, we performed a meta-analysis in order to better explain this possible association...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Esteves T,Aparicio G,Garcia-Patos V

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cigarette smoking may have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), few studies have investigated the impact of smoking-associated lung diseases. Emphysema is a major pathological finding of smoking-related lung damage. We aimed to clarify the effect of emphysema on...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Takasaka N,Seki Y,Fujisaki I,Uchiyama S,Matsubayashi S,Sato A,Yamanaka Y,Odashima K,Kazuyori T,Seki A,Takeda H,Ishikawa T,Kuwano K

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurohumoral activation is present in COPD and might provide a link between pulmonary and systemic effects, especially cardiovascular disease. Because long acting inhaled β-agonists reduce hyperinflation, they could reduce sympathoexcitation by improving the inflation reflex. We aimed to evaluate if inhaled ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Haarmann H,Mohrlang C,Tschiesner U,Rubin DB,Bornemann T,Rüter K,Bonev S,Raupach T,Hasenfuß G,Andreas S

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathological diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP) by surgical lung biopsy is important for clinical decision-making. However, there is a need to use less invasive biomarkers to differentiate nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) from other IIP such as usual interstitial pneumonia (UI...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Kakugawa T,Yokota S,Mukae H,Kubota H,Sakamoto N,Mizunoe S,Matsuoka Y,Kadota J,Fujii N,Nagata K,Kohno S

更新日期：2008-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Convenient approaches for accurate biopsy are extremely important to the diagnosis of lung cancer. We aimed to systematically review the clinical updates and development trends of approaches for biopsy, i.e., CT-guided PTNB (Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy), ENB (Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchosc...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Deng CJ,Dai FQ,Qian K,Tan QY,Wang RW,Deng B,Zhou JH

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appropriate sedation benefits patients by reducing the stress response, but it requires an appropriate method of assessment to adjust the dosage of sedatives. The aim of this study was to compare the difference in the sedation of mechanically ventilated patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy (FB) monitore...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Hsu CW,Sun SF,Chu KA,Lee DL,Wong KF

更新日期：2014-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci. Diagnostic tools, including culture, serologic test and PCR-based methods, are available but prone to false negative results. CASE PRESENTATION:This report included five cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia. Symptom...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Gu L,Liu W,Ru M,Lin J,Yu G,Ye J,Zhu ZA,Liu Y,Chen J,Lai G,Wen W

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the effects of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα) overexpression on cell proliferation, apoptosis and surfactant protein-C(SP-C) in alveolar epithelial type II (AEC II) cells after exposure to hyperoxia. METHODS:pcDNA3.1(+)-C/EBPα plasmid or air-empty vector were tr...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Lu H,Chen X,Lu Y,Zhu H,Tang W,Wang Q

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) depends on the presence of clinical, radiological and microbiological findings. Endotracheal suction aspirate (ETSA) is the commonest respiratory sample sent for culture from intubated patients. Very few studies have compared quantitative and semi-quanti...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Rattani S,Farooqi J,Jabeen G,Chandio S,Kash Q,Khan A,Jabeen K

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple, low tech, safe and well established, self-paced assessment tool to quantify functional exercise capacity in adults. The definition of normal 6MWT in children is especially demanding since not only parameters like height, weight and ethnical background influence th...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Ulrich S,Hildenbrand FF,Treder U,Fischler M,Keusch S,Speich R,Fasnacht M

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by reversible obstruction, inflammation and hyperresponsiveness to different stimulus. Aerobic and breathing exercises have been demonstrated to benefit asthmatic patients; however, there is no evidence comparing the effectiveness of these treatme...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Evaristo KB,Saccomani MG,Martins MA,Cukier A,Stelmach R,Rodrigues MR,Santaella DF,Carvalho CR

更新日期：2014-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise capacity is impaired in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that cardiovascular reserve abnormalities would be associated with impaired hemodynamic response to pharmacological stress and worse outcome in PAH. METHODS:Eighteen PAH patients (p) group 1 NYHA class II/III and ten con...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Domingo E,Grignola JC,Aguilar R,Arredondo C,Bouteldja N,Messeguer ML,Roman A

更新日期：2014-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare life-threating interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study characterizes demographics, health care utilization, and comorbidities among elderly IPF patients and estimates prevalence and incidence rates for selected outcomes. METHODS:Cohort study using a large US...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Mortimer K,Hartmann N,Chan C,Norman H,Wallace L,Enger C

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in patients with pulmonary diseases remain to be resolved clinical issue. However, most evidence regarding PPC has been established more than 10 years ago. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate perioperative management using new inhalant drugs in patients with obs...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Numata T,Nakayama K,Fujii S,Yumino Y,Saito N,Yoshida M,Kurita Y,Kobayashi K,Ito S,Utsumi H,Yanagisawa H,Hashimoto M,Wakui H,Minagawa S,Ishikawa T,Hara H,Araya J,Kaneko Y,Kuwano K

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is of great significance to the prognosis of patients. However, traditional histopathology and imaging screening have certain limitations. Therefore, new diagnostical methods are urgently needed for the current clinical diagnosis. In this study we evaluated t...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Li J,Liao Y,Ran Y,Wang G,Wu W,Qiu Y,Liu J,Wen N,Jing T,Wang H,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telehealth has the potential to improve asthma management through regular monitoring of lung function and/or asthma symptoms by health professionals in conjunction with feedback to patients. Although the benefits of telehealth for improving asthma management have been extensively studied, the feasibility of ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Zairina E,Abramson MJ,McDonald CF,Li J,Dharmasiri T,Stewart K,Walker SP,Paul E,George J

更新日期：2015-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver dysfunction reflects the status of heart failure, with congestion and low perfusion of the liver serving as causative mechanisms. Previous studies demonstrated relationship between the results of liver function test and the prognosis in patients with heart failure. However, few studies have examined th...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Takeda Y,Takeda Y,Tomimoto S,Tani T,Narita H,Kimura G

更新日期：2010-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent airway infections are common in patients with Down's syndrome (DS). Hence, ruling out Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in these patients is often required. In the past, the value of sweat testing - the gold standard to diagnose CF - has been questioned in DS as false positive results have been reported. Howeve...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Ruf K,Demerath A,Hebestreit H,Kunzmann S

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary surfactant D (SP-D) has important regulatory functions for innate immunity and has been implicated as a biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesized that COPD patients would have reduced bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid SP-D levels compared to healthy smoking and no...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Moré JM,Voelker DR,Silveira LJ,Edwards MG,Chan ED,Bowler RP

更新日期：2010-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperoxia is common early in the course of resuscitation of critically ill patients. It has been associated with mortality in some, but not all, studies of cardiac arrest patients and other critically ill cohorts. Reasons for the inconsistency are unclear and may depend on unmeasured patient confounders, the...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Russell DW,Janz DR,Emerson WL,May AK,Bernard GR,Zhao Z,Koyama T,Ware LB

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens causing community acquired pneumonia in children. Although the rate of macrolide-refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MRMP) has increased, systemic glucocorticoids as a treatment option has not been validated yet. The purpose of this study was to assess ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Kim HS,Sol IS,Li D,Choi M,Choi YJ,Lee KS,Seo JH,Lee YJ,Yang HJ,Kim HH

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-17A directly induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in alveolar epithelial cells. It could coordinate with cigarette smoke extract (CSE) to promote proliferation of bronchial epithelial cells. In this study, we aim to explore the direct effect of IL-17A and CSE on EMT in bronchial epithelial cell...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Ma L,Jiang M,Zhao X,Sun J,Pan Q,Chu S

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary rehabilitation offers potential benefits to people with asthma. It is however unknown if rehabilitation favourably affects patients' health care needs. We therefore examined if rehabilitation reduced needs and, in addition, if it improved asthma control. METHODS:One hundred fifty patients with ast...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Salandi J,Icks A,Gholami J,Hummel S,Schultz K,Apfelbacher C,Sheikh A,Loerbroks A

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past decades, numerous efforts have been made to decrease the death rate among lung cancer patients. Nonetheless, the improvement in long-term survival has been limited and lung cancer is still a devastating disease. DISCUSSION:With this article we would like to point out that survival of lung ca...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Heuvers ME,Hegmans JP,Stricker BH,Aerts JG

更新日期：2012-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Technology offers opportunities to improve healthcare, but little is known about Internet use by COPD patients. We tested two hypotheses: Internet access is associated with socio-demographic disparities and frequency of use is related to perceived needs. METHODS:We analyzed data from a 2007-2008 national co...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Martinez CH,St Jean BL,Plauschinat CA,Rogers B,Beresford J,Martinez FJ,Richardson CR,Han MK

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Pakhale S,Armstrong M,Holly C,Edjoc R,Gaudet E,Aaron S,Tasca G,Cameron W,Balfour L

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by CD4+ cell-dominant inflammation. Meanwhile, diffuse panbronchiolitis is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease predominantly caused by CD8+ lymphocytes and neutrophils. Herein, we report a rare case of sarcoidosis in which the clinical presentatio...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Akaba T,Takeyama K,Kondo M,Kobayashi F,Okabayashi A,Sawada T,Tagaya E

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common problem globally. Bullas and blebs have been implicated in this problem, but the etiology of their formation is unknown. We aim to show the relation between a novel clinical finding, the pulmonary delayed inflation (PDI) sign, and the etiology of bulla and bleb formation ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Iyoda A,Azuma Y,Sakai T,Koezuka S,Otsuka H,Sano A

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00