Search Results - "BMC pulmonary medicine"

Radiation-induced lung injury: current evidence by Arroyo-Hernández, Marisol, Maldonado, Federico, Lozano-Ruiz, Francisco, Muñoz-Montaño, Wendy, Nuñez-Baez, Mónica, Arrieta, Oscar

“…Chemo-radiotherapy and systemic therapies have proven satisfactory outcomes as standard treatments for various thoracic malignancies; however, adverse…”
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Chest x-ray findings and temporal lung changes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia by Rousan, Liqa A, Elobeid, Eyhab, Karrar, Musaab, Khader, Yousef

“…Chest CT scan and chest x-rays show characteristic radiographic findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Chest x-ray can be used in diagnosis and follow…”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for mixed pulmonary infection diagnosis by Wang, Jiahui, Han, Yelei, Feng, Jing

“…Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is emerging as a promising technique for pathogens detection. However, reports on the application of mNGS in…”
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Cystic fibrosis lung environment and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by Bhagirath, Anjali Y, Li, Yanqi, Somayajula, Deepti, Dadashi, Maryam, Badr, Sara, Duan, Kangmin

“…The airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are highly complex, subject to various environmental conditions as well as a distinct microbiota. Pseudomonas…”
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LncRNA TUG1 alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by targeting miR-34b-5p/GAB1 by Qiu, Nan, Xu, Xinmei, He, Yingying

“…Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the injury of alveolar epithelium and pulmonary endothelial cells. This study…”
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Robot-assisted bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesion diagnosis: results from the initial multicenter experience by Chaddha, Udit, Kovacs, Stephen P, Manley, Christopher, Hogarth, D Kyle, Cumbo-Nacheli, Gustavo, Bhavani, Sivasubramanium V, Kumar, Rohit, Shende, Manisha, Egan, 3rd, John P, Murgu, Septimiu

“…The Robotic Endoscopic System (Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA) has the potential to overcome several limitations of contemporary guided-bronchoscopic…”
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Geographic variation in the aetiology, epidemiology and microbiology of bronchiectasis by Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Chalmers, James D, Elborn, Stuart J, Chotirmall, Sanjay H

“…Bronchiectasis is a disease associated with chronic progressive and irreversible dilatation of the bronchi and is characterised by chronic infection and…”
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Diagnostic yield and risk/benefit analysis of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: a large cohort of 699 patients by Ravaglia, Claudia, Wells, Athol U, Tomassetti, Sara, Gurioli, Carlo, Gurioli, Christian, Dubini, Alessandra, Cavazza, Alberto, Colby, Thomas V, Piciucchi, Sara, Puglisi, Silvia, Bosi, Marcello, Poletti, Venerino

“…Standardization of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases is imminent; however, the majority of published series on cryobiopsy…”
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Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in low-and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-analysis by Getnet, Fentabil, Demissie, Meaza, Assefa, Nega, Mengistie, Bizatu, Worku, Alemayehu

“…Assessment of delays in seeking care and diagnosis of tuberculosis is essential to evaluate effectiveness of tuberculosis control programs, and identify…”
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The frequency of asthma exacerbations and healthcare utilization in patients with asthma from the UK and USA by Suruki, Robert Y, Daugherty, Jonas B, Boudiaf, Nada, Albers, Frank C

“…Asthma exacerbations are frequent in patients with severe disease. This report describes results from two retrospective cohort studies describing exacerbation…”
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Age-specific incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma by Pakkasela, Johanna, Ilmarinen, Pinja, Honkamäki, Jasmin, Tuomisto, Leena E, Andersén, Heidi, Piirilä, Päivi, Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna, Sovijärvi, Anssi, Backman, Helena, Lundbäck, Bo, Rönmark, Eva, Kankaanranta, Hannu, Lehtimäki, Lauri

“…Onset of allergic asthma has a strong association with childhood but only a few studies have analyzed incidence of asthma from childhood to late adulthood in…”
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Radiological and functional lung sequelae of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by So, Matsuo, Kabata, Hiroki, Fukunaga, Koichi, Takagi, Hisato, Kuno, Toshiki

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a wide spectrum of lung manifestations ranging from mild asymptomatic disease to severe respiratory failure. We…”
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Lower mortality after early supervised pulmonary rehabilitation following COPD-exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ryrsø, Camilla Koch, Godtfredsen, Nina Skavlan, Kofod, Linette Marie, Lavesen, Marie, Mogensen, Line, Tobberup, Randi, Farver-Vestergaard, Ingeborg, Callesen, Henriette Edemann, Tendal, Britta, Lange, Peter, Iepsen, Ulrik Winning

“…Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), delivered as a supervised multidisciplinary program including exercise training, is one of the cornerstones in the chronic…”
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Broncho-alveolar inflammation in COVID-19 patients: a correlation with clinical outcome by Pandolfi, Laura, Fossali, Tommaso, Frangipane, Vanessa, Bozzini, Sara, Morosini, Monica, D’Amato, Maura, Lettieri, Sara, Urtis, Mario, Di Toro, Alessandro, Saracino, Laura, Percivalle, Elena, Tomaselli, Stefano, Cavagna, Lorenzo, Cova, Emanuela, Mojoli, Francesco, Bergomi, Paola, Ottolina, Davide, Lilleri, Daniele, Corsico, Angelo Guido, Arbustini, Eloisa, Colombo, Riccardo, Meloni, Federica

“…Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly reached pandemic proportions. Given that the main target of SARS-CoV-2…”
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Barriers to timely diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in the real world: the INTENSITY survey by Cosgrove, Gregory P, Bianchi, Pauline, Danese, Sherry, Lederer, David J

“…The diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other interstitial lung diseases (ILD) presents significant clinical challenges. To gain insights…”
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Prevalence, incidence, and mortality of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in Korea: a nationwide population-based study by Park, Seon Cheol, Kang, Min Jin, Han, Chang Hoon, Lee, Sun Min, Kim, Cheong Ju, Lee, Jung Mo, Kang, Young Ae

“…Epidemiologic characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease remain largely unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate incidence,…”
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The effect of body position on pulmonary function: a systematic review by Katz, Shikma, Arish, Nissim, Rokach, Ariel, Zaltzman, Yacov, Marcus, Esther-Lee

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are routinely performed in the upright position due to measurement devices and patient comfort. This systematic review…”
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Efficacy of antifibrotic drugs, nintedanib and pirfenidone, in treatment of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in both idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non-IPF: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Finnerty, James Patrick, Ponnuswamy, Aravind, Dutta, Prosjenjit, Abdelaziz, Ammar, Kamil, Hafiz

“…Research questions To compare the efficacy of nintedanib and pirfenidone in the treatment of progressive pulmonary fibrosis; and to compare the efficacy of…”
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SARS-CoV-2 specific serological pattern in healthcare workers of an Italian COVID-19 forefront hospital by Sotgiu, Giovanni, Barassi, Alessandra, Miozzo, Monica, Saderi, Laura, Piana, Andrea, Orfeo, Nicola, Colosio, Claudio, Felisati, Giovanni, Davì, Matteo, Gerli, Alberto Giovanni, Centanni, Stefano

“…COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The immunopathogenesis of the infection is currently unknown. Healthcare workers…”
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Application of high-flow nasal cannula in hypoxemic patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study by Hu, Ming, Zhou, Qiang, Zheng, Ruiqiang, Li, Xuyan, Ling, Jianmin, Chen, Yumei, Jia, Jing, Xie, Cuihong

“…It had been shown that High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is an effective initial support strategy for patients with acute respiratory failure. However, the…”
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