ALLMedicine™ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Center

May 20th, 2022 - Although the benefits of conventional pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) maintenance are well documented, it is challenged by many difficulties. We investigated whether remote home-based PR maintenance strategy via social media (WeChat) is effective on...

May 20th, 2022 - The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationship between serum sodium levels and 1-year and 3-year mortality in critically ill patients with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using real-world data. The data of this study w...

May 19th, 2022 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible and progressive airflow limitation and encompasses a spectrum of diseases, including chronic obstructive bronchitis and emphysema. Pyroptosis is a unique form of inflamm...

May 19th, 2022 - The C2HEST score ((coronary artery disease (CAD) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [C2, 1 point each]; hypertension [H, 1 point]; elderly [E, age ≥75 years, 2 points]; systolic heart failure [S, 2 points]; thyroid disease [T, hyperth...

May 19th, 2022 - Readmission is an important metric for surgical quality of care. This study aimed to develop a validated risk model that reliably predicts readmission after panniculectomy using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvemen...

May 18th, 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO -- For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease hospitalizations, researchers reported here. Inpatient admissions for ch...

May 11th, 2022 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible reduction of airflow in the lungs. Progression to severe disease can prevent participation in normal activities because of deterioration of lung function. In 2020 it was estimated tha...

Apr 6th, 2021 - Antimicrobial overuse is a major health care issue that contributes to antibiotic resistance. Such overuse includes unnecessarily long durations of antibiotic therapy in patients with common bacterial infections, such as acute bronchitis with chro...

Dec 11th, 2020 - Long-term mechanical ventilation is a well-established treatment for chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF). It is aimed at improving CHRF-related symptoms, health-related quality of life, survival, and decreasing hospital admissions. In S...

Aug 17th, 2020 - Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is used for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic hypercapnia. However, evidence for clinical efficacy and optimal management of therapy is limited.Target Audience: Patient...

May 18th, 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO -- For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease hospitalizations, researchers reported here. Inpatient admissions for ch...

May 13th, 2022 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and potentially serious chronic inflammatory respiratory disease. It has an estimated prevalence of 12% in Europe, making it a major public health issue. It is currently the third leading ca...

May 13th, 2022 - The study duration per participant is approximatively 76 weeks including a 3-to-5-week screening period, a 52-week treatment period on investigational medicinal product (IMP) and a 20-week post-IMP treatment follow-up period.

May 13th, 2022 - This study is designed to evaluate genetic mechanisms of lung disease by surveying polymorphic genes involved in respiratory function and examining gene expression in the lung cells of individuals with pulmonary disease (e.g., alpha 1-antitrypsin ...

May 10th, 2022 - The common cold is one of the most frequent minor illnesses in the world. A large US-American survey showed that over 70% of the population annually was suffering from at least one viral respiratory tract infection. Also the economic burden in the...

May 18th, 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO -- For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease hospitalizations, researchers reported here. Inpatient admissions for ch...

May 13th, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An online program to help those with breathing issues due to long COVID improved participants' quality of life, but not their breathlessness, a new study finds. The 150 participants were randomly assigned to usual care ...

May 11th, 2022 - Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction significantly increased survival in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, based on data from more than 1,400 individuals. Previous studies have shown that patients with severe chronic obstr.

May 11th, 2022 - Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in asymptomatic adults has no net benefit, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reassessment of its 2016 screening recommendations. The new recommendation is in line...

May 9th, 2022 - Clinicians evaluating patients' occupational histories should take into account military service, given that a study of US military veteran rosters has found an increase in the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Investigators fo...