Curative-intent multimodality treatment—combining local treatments such as surgery or radiotherapy with systemic therapy—is ...

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly. Methods Structured searches of PubMed were conducted to identify up-to ...

Introduction Breathlessness is a common cause of hospital admission globally and is associated with high mortality, ...

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Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is recognised as an effective treatment for chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. Monitoring NIV during sleep may be preferable to daytime assessment. This paper ...

Background Hospitalisation due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is common, and subsequent mortality high. The DECAF score was derived for accurate prediction of mortality and risk ...

Background: Quadriceps weakness and loss of muscle mass predict mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It was hypothesised that a reduced quadriceps cross-sectional area could be ...

5 Department of Pediatrics, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy 6 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy 7 Department of ...

Introduction Paternal prepubertal passive smoke exposure may increase the risk of childhood asthma. However, its association with impaired lung function trajectories at risk of chronic obstructive ...

Background and objective: The initial results of a survey of 588 patients with a clinical presentation of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) also known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, have been ...

Dr E Hnizdo, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS PB 163, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to establish the chronic effect of ...

Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective form of treatment in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) who have concomitant severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, ...