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COPD

open access: yesTvPO
Abstract The perioperative management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are currently still smoking is a challenging task for the perioperative physician. The risks for postoperative complications, increased morbidity, and mortality are high in these patients.
Wesley Rajaleelan, Jean Wong
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Recent advances in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2017
Novel pharmacotherapies introduce additional options to providers and patients in how to best treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emerging data question the role of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD treatment, particularly as combination ...
Sharon R Rosenberg, Ravi Kalhan
doaj   +1 more source

Sensitization of the UPR by loss of PPP1R15A promotes fibrosis and senescence in IPF

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a direct consequence of cellular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and a key disease driving mechanism in IPF.
Susan Monkley   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolomics analysis identifies sex-associated metabotypes of oxidative stress and the autotaxin-lysoPA axis in COPD. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the sex dependency of circulating metabolic profiles in COPD.Serum from healthy ...
Erle, David J   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment and Management of Patients with Chronic Cough by Certified Respiratory Educators: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2009
BACKGROUND: The value of other health care professionals is increasingly being recognized to compensate for the shortage of physicians in Canada. Chronic cough is one of the most common reasons for consultation with a respirologist. In the present study,
Stephen K Field   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for acute exacerbations of COPD in a primary care population: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: To evaluate risk factors associated with exacerbation frequency in primary care. Information on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has mainly been generated by secondary care-based clinical cohorts.
Hawkins, A   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Influenza Vaccination Responses in Disabled Stroke Patients: A Single‐Center Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the immunological response to influenza vaccination, the incidence and severity of influenza infection, and the side effects of the vaccination in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted between 2023 and 2024 at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Achiraya Pakngao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in lower limb muscle function and muscle mass following exercise-based interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a review of the English-language literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often experience lower limb muscle dysfunction and wasting. Exercise-based training has potential to improve muscle function and mass, but literature on this topic is extensive and heterogeneous ...
Burtin, Chris   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of lung volume reduction treatment on diffusing capacity and gas exchange

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Review, 2020
Lung volume reduction (LVR) treatment in patients with severe emphysema has been shown to have a positive effect on hyperinflation, expiratory flow, exercise capacity and quality of life.
Marlies van Dijk   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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