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Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis and is particularly relevant to people living ...
Objective Long-term azithromycin treatment effectively prevents acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Rationale Surgeries that require one-lung ventilation have high rates of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications with associated morbidity and mortality. Statins may limit inflammation involved in ...
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A 26-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnoea and was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) of uncertain aetiology at multiple hospitals. A high-resolution chest CT scan revealed ...
Crystalline silica, a primary mineral component of the Earth’s crust, is one of the most common occupational health hazards. Workers are exposed to silica dust during activities such as cutting, ...
Pulmonary rehabilitation has established itself as a vital and core therapy for people with chronic lung disease. Significant improvements are seen in several patient outcomes, for the thousands ...
Rationale/Objectives Despite plausible pathophysiological mechanisms, research is needed to confirm the relationship between sleep, circadian rhythm and delirium in patients admitted to the intensive ...
To examine the role of smoking on the bacterial community composition of the upper and the lower respiratory tract, a monocentric, controlled prospective study was performed, including healthy smokers ...
Laurie J Smith, Helen Marshall, Demi Jakymelen, Alberto Biancardi, Guilhem J Collier, Ho-Fung Chan, Paul J C Hughes, Martin L Brook, Josh R Astley, Ryan Munro, Smitha Rajaram, Andrew J Swift, David ...
Introduction Until the early 1990s, metered dose inhalers (MDIs) that contained chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as propellant were the most common way to administer inhaled therapy for asthma and chronic ...
Background Smoking has been considered an important risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) incidence. However, there are no population-based large-scale studies demonstrating the effects ...