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Preoperative risk assessment and spirometry is a cost-effective strategy to reduce post-operative complications and mortality in Mexico

PLoS ONE, 2022
Aim Combining preoperative spirometry with the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalunia (ARISCAT) risk scale can reduce post-operative complications and improve patient survival.
Yolanda Mares-Gutiérrez, Guillermo Salinas-Escudero, Belkis Aracena-Genao, Adrián Martínez-González, Manuel García-Minjares, Yvonne N. Flores   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of spirometry as an objective tool in diagnosis and management of airway obstruction among patients diagnosed and treated with chronic obstructive lung disease or asthma

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2019
Background Spirometry is an important pulmonary function test that is used to evaluate patients complaining of respiratory problems. Spirometry is used to help in the diagnosis and follow-up of management of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive lung ...
Mohammad A Sabour Faramawy, Hesham A Abdelhalim, Mahmoud M.Y Mohamad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tailored interventions based on exhaled nitric oxide versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults [PDF]

, 2009
BackgroundThe measurement of severity and control of asthma in both children and adults can be based on subjective or objective measures. It has been advocated that fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) can be used to monitor airway inflammation as it ...
American Thoracic Society, Douwes, Dupont, Franklin, Franklin, Fritsch, Gelb, Griese, Higgins, Jatakanon, Jatakanon, Jones, Jones, Jongste, Kharitonov, Kharitonov, Lim, Malmberg, Malmberg, Nordvall, Petsky, Pijnenburg, Pijnenburg, Prasad, Sanders, Shaw, Smith, Strunk, Szefler, Szefler, Zacharasiewicz   +30 more
core   +4 more sources

Spirometry in Occupational Health-2020.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020
: Spirometry in the occupational health setting plays a critical role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of workplace-related lung disease. Recognizing the central role of spirometry in workplace respiratory programs, the American College
Marianne Dreger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spirometry in Primary Care [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2013
Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) clinical guidelines for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specify that spirometry should be used to diagnose these diseases. Given the burden of asthma and COPD, most people with these diseases will be diagnosed in the primary care setting. The present CTS position statement was developed to provide
Allan L. Coates, Steeve Provencher, Dilshad Moosa, Jeremy Road, Colm McParland, Brian L. Graham, Robin G McFadden   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Work Stressors and Asthma in Female and Male US Workers: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Prior work has linked work stressors to asthma. However, research related to gender‐specific associations remains sparse and yielded mixed results. We aimed to address this gap. Methods We drew on cross‐sectional data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (individual‐level response rate = 79.7%).
Adrian Loerbroks, Haiou Yang, Jos A. Bosch, Julia Salandi, Stefanie Keymel, Jian Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The utility of spirometry in assessment of presumptive diagnosis of bronchial asthma in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Context: Spirometry with reversibility testing is the gold standard for definitive diagnosis of bronchial asthma. However, even in those with established bronchial asthma reversibility test result may subsequently become negative.
Nnamdi I Nwosu, Chinwe J Chukwuka, Cajetan C Onyedum, Hilary C Odilinye, Paul I Nlewedim, Adaeze C Ayuk   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micro-phenomenological approach to explore the patient experience during an initial spirometry examination to diagnose COPD in general practice in France

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To explore the patient experience of a spirometry test used to confirm chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis in patients with suspected smoking-related COPD.Design This is a qualitative study, performed with open interviews in
Laurent Plantier, Matthieu Bremond, Anthony Berthelot, Hervé Breton, Maxime Pautrat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of spirometry and related diagnosis in primary care with a focus on clinical use

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2020
American and European societies’ (ATS/ERS) criteria for spirometry are often not met in primary care. Yet, it is unknown if quality is sufficient for daily clinical use.
S. Hei, B. D. Blok, H. Baretta, N. E. Doornewaard, T. Molen, K. Patberg, Ellen Ruberg, T. Schermer, Irene Steenbruggen, Jwk van den Berg, J. Kocks   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differential Immune Cell Infiltration in Eosinophilic and Non‐Eosinophilic CRS: Correlations With Clinical, Endoscopic, and Radiological Findings

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The pathogenesis of inflammation in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) and non‐eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (NECRS) remains poorly understood. This study aimed to assess immune cell infiltration within the sinonasal microenvironment in these conditions.
Katarzyna Czerwaty, Katarzyna Piszczatowska, Mirosław J. Szczepański, Natalia Jermakow, Nils Ludwig, Karolina Dżaman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source