Bad news itself or just the messenger? The high mortality of Fusobacterium spp. infections is related to disseminated malignancy and other comorbidities [0.03%]
坏消息本身还是传播者？弗斯氏菌感染高死亡率与癌症和其他共病有关
Katrine Johannesen,Ram Dessau,Ole Heltberg et al.
Katrine Johannesen et al.
Background: Fusobacterium species are pleomorphic, obligate anaerobic gram-negative bacilli. They are difficult to culture and grow slowly. If antibiotic treatment is initiated prior to blood cultures, the bacteria might ...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden: report from the first year of activity of the Swedish IPF-Registry [0.03%]
瑞典特发性肺纤维化注册中心年度报告
Giovanni Ferrara,Lisa Carlson,Andreas Palm et al.
Giovanni Ferrara et al.
Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an emerging problem in the western world, being related to increasing age and implying significant costs for the diagnosis and management of affected patients. The epidem...
Long-term non-invasive ventilation reduces readmissions in COPD patients with two or more episodes of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure [0.03%]
长期无创通气可减少急性高碳酸血症呼吸衰竭加重两次或以上的慢性阻塞性肺病患者的再住院率
Kasper Linde Ankjærgaard,Sophia Liff Maibom,Jon Torgny Wilcke
Kasper Linde Ankjærgaard
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who have had an episode of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) have a large 1-year risk of death or readmission. Acute non-invasive ventilation (N...
Charlotte Kohberg,Charlotte Uggerhøj Andersen,Elisabeth Bendstrup
Charlotte Kohberg
Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common among the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and has the worst prognosis, with a median survival of 3-5 years. The most common symptom in IPF is dyspnea, ...
Sandra D Anderson
Sandra D Anderson
Indirect challenges act to provoke bronchoconstriction by causing the release of endogenous mediators and are used to identify airway hyper-responsiveness. This paper reviews the historical development of challenges, with exercise, eucapnic...
Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen,Elise Orvedal Leiten,Per Sigvald Bakke et al.
Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen et al.
Bronchoscopy is the preferred method for collecting biological samples from the lower airways of subjects in clinical research. However, ensuring participation in clinical research can be challenging when the research includes an invasive p...
Merja Kukkonen,Airi Puhakka,Maija Halme
Merja Kukkonen
Background: The purpose of the study was to examine pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients' quality of life (QOL) for the first time in Finland. Methods: ...
Expert Nordic perspectives on the potential of novel inhalers to overcome unmet needs in the management of obstructive lung disease [0.03%]
专家论 nordic 观点：新型吸入装置在阻塞性肺病管理中未满足需求的潜力
Anders Løkke,Lars Ahlbeck,Leif Bjermer et al.
Anders Løkke et al.
The effective self-management of obstructive lung disease is dependent upon the patient achieving good inhaler technique. However, many current inhalers are complicated to use, which may lead to handling difficulties. These difficulties can...
Retrospective analysis of radial EBUS outcome for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesion: sensitivity and complications [0.03%]
径向EBUS诊断肺外周病变的回顾性分析：敏感性和并发症
Amal Durakovic,Henrik Andersen,Anders Christiansen et al.
Amal Durakovic et al.
Background: The purpose of the current study was to clarify the sensitivity and complication rate of the radial (endobronchial ultrasound, EBUS) without the use of guide-sheath (GS) and fluoroscopy for lung cancer (LC), b...