Autologous Blood Patch Pleurodesis for the Management of a Persistent Air Leak after Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) complicated by persistent air leak (PAL) and who are poor surgical candidates have limited treatment options. This case series explored autologous blood patch pleurodesis as a possible cost-effective management option. A total of 46 episodes of SSP with PAL were included. The procedure was successful in 33 (71.7%). Of these, 17 (51.5%) resolved within 1 day. The mean duration of intercostal drainage prior to the blood patch was 22 days in the successful group. Pneumothoraces with incomplete lung re-expansion at the time of procedure were successful in 20 of 30 (66.7%)....
Source: Respiration - December 14, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria under Scrutiny in the Geneva Area (2015 –2020)
Conclusions: In Western Switzerland,M. avium andM. gordonae were the most prevalent NTM identified. Positive cultures for NTM led to a specific treatment in 19% of subjects. Patients with a positive culture for NTM were mostly female, with a median age of 62 years, a low BMI, and a low prevalence of immunosuppression or associated severe comorbidities.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - December 7, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Treatment of Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure and Its Association with Diastolic Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusion: Our results suggest that chronic treatment of moderate to severe OSA with noninvasive PAP is associated with improvement in echocardiographic findings of diastolic dysfunction.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - December 6, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Impact of Ventilation Modes on Bronchoscopic Chartis Assessment Outcome in Candidates for Endobronchial Valve Treatment
Conclusion: Chartis assessment in spontaneous breathing and HF jet ventilation had similar rates in detecting CV in lung emphysema. Our results suggest that both modes are equivalent for the assessment of CV.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - December 3, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Heart Rate Recovery at 1 Min after Exercise Is a Marker of Disease Severity and Prognosis in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Conclusion: HRR1 could reflect disease severity and was independently associated with prognosis in patients with CTEPH.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - December 2, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Contents Vol. 100, 2021
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Source: Respiration - December 1, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Acknowledgement to the Reviewers
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Source: Respiration - December 1, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical Utility of Surgical Lung Biopsy for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions: SLB is unlikely to provide a specific diagnosis and should not be recommended for confirming DAD or predicting ARDS prognosis.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - November 30, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Silent Hypoxia in COVID-19: A Case Series
Conclusion: Among pulmonary patients with acute hypoxemia defined as oxygen demand, patients suffering from COVID-19 experience less dyspnea compared to non-COVID patients. “Silent” hypoxemia was more common in COVID-19 patients.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - November 26, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
“Open Questions” and Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of Congenital Chylothorax
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Source: Respiration - November 23, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Mycobacteriophages to Treat Tuberculosis: Dream or Delusion?
Rates of antimicrobial resistance are increasing globally while the pipeline of new antibiotics is drying up, putting patients with disease caused by drug-resistant bacteria at increased risk of complications and death. The growing costs for diagnosis and management of drug resistance threaten tuberculosis control where the disease is endemic and resources limited. Bacteriophages are viruses that attack bacteria. Phage preparations served as anti-infective agents long before antibiotics were discovered. Though small in size, phages are the most abundant and diverse biological entity on earth. Phages have co-evolved with th...
Source: Respiration - November 23, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Retraction Statement
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Source: Respiration - November 22, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of Salbutamol on Lung Ventilation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Comprehensive Assessment Using Spirometry, Multiple-Breath Washout, and Functional Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Conclusions: There is a positive short-term effect of bronchodilator inhalation on FEV1 in patients with CF, which is independent of ventilation inhomogeneity. Heterogeneous response between patients suggests that for prediction of a therapeutic effect this should be tested by spirometry in every patient individually.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - November 22, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Prognosis Assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Retrospective, Multicentre Cohort Study
Conclusions: We confirm that VO2peak is a highly significant predictor of survival in COPD patients and recommend the incorporation of VO2peak into the assessment of COPD severity.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - November 19, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Safety and Diagnostic Yield of Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy for Peripheral Lung Lesions in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: RP-EBUS-TBLB can be performed safely with an acceptable diagnostic yield, even in patients with IPF.Respiration (Source: Respiration)
Source: Respiration - November 19, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
