Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Brain activity measured by functional brain imaging predicts breathlessness improvement during pulmonary rehabilitation
(2022-12)Background Chronic breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is effectively treated with pulmonary rehabilitation. However, baseline patient characteristics predicting improvements in breathlessness ... -
Effect of serial awake prone positioning on oxygenation in patients admitted to intensive care with COVID-19
(2021-04)Introduction Awake prone positioning (APP) might benefit patients with COVID-19 by improving oxygenation, but it is unknown whether this improvement can be sustained with serial proning episodes. Methods We conducted ... -
Antimicrobial Peptides SLPI and Beta Defensin-1 in Sputum are Negatively Correlated with FEV1
(2021-05)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma have heterogeneous inflammation with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as a mainstay of treatment. There is increased prevalence of non-typeable Haemophilus ... -
Predicting poor outcomes in children aged 1–12 with respiratory tract infections: A systematic review
(2021-04)Background Demand for NHS services is high and rising. In children respiratory tract infections (RTI) are the most common reason for consultation with primary care. Understanding which features are associated with good ... -
Bearing witness to the challenges of breathlessness
(2021-04)The community respiratory nurse specialist (CRNS) supports patients at different stages of lung disease, witnessing the challenge of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive illness for which ...
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