Advances in Respiratory Medicine, Volume 90, Issue 2

Introduction: Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) during transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is conventionally performed by pathologists. However, availability of a pathologist in the bronchoscopy suite is often an issue. We aimed to study if a pulmo...

We read with interest the recent article published by Sousa et al [...]

Introduction: Several studies have evaluated the relation between variables of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and major clinical events in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients, although the results were conflicting. The main objective of thi...

Introduction: The six-minute walk test (6MWT) contains two independent components: walk distance (6MWD) and oxygen saturation (SpO₂). 6MWD does not give detailed data on nu-merous COPD associated disorders. As oxygen desaturation plays a key role in...

Introduction: The classification of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI) does not reflect the heterogeneity and prognosis of the disease. The Baveno classification proposes a new assessment system that...

Introduction: Health care workers (HCWs) are directly involved in processes linked with diagnosis, management, and assistance of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients which could have direct implications on their physical and emotional health. E...

We read with interest the recent article published by Raoufi et al [...]

Barotrauma is a common complication in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (IMV) [...]

The oxidative stress caused by systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), septic shock, and sepsis, is a risk factor triggering an increase in mortality in patients diagnosed with these pathologies. Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral that has...

Introduction: To facilitate rapid and effective diagnosis of COVID-19, effective screening can alleviate the challenges facing healthcare systems. We aimed to develop a machine learning-based prediction of COVID-19 diagnosis and design a graphical us...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by obstructive apneas, hypopneas, and/or arousals related to respiratory effort caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Left untreated, or with poor adher...

Introduction: Obese asthma is a complex syndrome, which includes different phenotypes of disease. At present, these phenotypes only have started to acquire a sufficient understanding. It was suggested that IL-26 is a potential biomarker of disease se...

Introduction: Asthma is becoming a major health problem in many countries. Immune responses in allergic asthma, as the most prevalent asthmatic phenotype, are mediated mostly by a subtype of T lymphocytes referred to as the effector lineage of Type 2...

Introduction: Magnesium sulfate has been extensively used to treat asthma exacerbations, but its efficacy remains questionable in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of intrave...

Congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) are rare conditions generally diagnosed in childhood and possibly harboring malignant tumor growths. We describe a unique case of pleomorphic carcinoma in a longstanding type 1 CPAM diagnosed by wedge...

Esophageal endoscopic ultrasound using an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) broncho-scope (EUS-b) has become an important tool in many bronchoscopy units. The procedure is gener-ally performed through the mouth and there are currently no studies publis...

Introduction: Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) is applied to facilitate weaning process and decrease complications associated with prolonged intubation. Interest has emerged in using Intelligent Volume Assured Pressure Support (iVAPS)...

Introduction: Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB) may be used for evalua-tion of pulmonary nodules. The purpose of this study was to determine the yield of ENB at a low volume center (0–4 cases per month), where the cases were performed b...