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Bartolome R. Celli, Carlos Vassaux, John Rassulo, Romulo A. Celli-Cruz, Asante Mendes, Victor Pinto-Plata, Luis Torre-Bouscoulet
Publikováno v:
Chest. 132:1204-1211
The American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)-Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has developed a new staging system based on the degree of airflow obstruction. Its validity to predict exercise capac
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1691-1695
COPD is thought to be more prevalent among men than women, a finding usually attributed to higher smoking rates and more frequent occupational exposures of significance for men. However, smoking prevalence has increased among women and there is evide
Autor:
Richard ZuWallack, Nina L. Church, Amanda Emmett, Kathleen Rickard, Katharine Knobil, Donna Reilly, Donald A. Mahler
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1661-1670
Background Patients with COPD often require multiple therapies to improve lung function and decrease symptoms and exacerbations. Salmeterol and theophylline are indicated for the treatment of COPD, but the use of these agents in combination has not b
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1379-1386
A brief discontinuation (1 week) of long-term ventilation may be necessary in patients who are not totally ventilator-dependent in cases of technical problems, intolerable nasal irritation, upper airway congestion, or travel. We examined the incidenc
Autor:
Babak Mokhlesi, Anthony J. Curcio, Terrence A. Barrett, Aaron L. Morris, David W. Kamp, Cheng Fang Huang
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1043-1048
To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms in patients with COPD and the association of GER symptoms with the severity of airways obstruction as assessed by pulmonary function tests (PFTs).Prospective questionnaire-based, c
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:364-369
Study objectives To analyze the influence of ahospital-based home-care program (HCP) on the management of patientswith COPD receiving long-term oxygen therapy. Design andsetting Randomized, controlled study in a 1,000-bed universityhospital. Interven
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Satoshi Furukawa, Anne Marie Kuzma, Gerard J. Criner, Francis Cordova, John M. Travaline, Vadim Leyenson
Publikováno v:
Chest. 118:728-735
To evaluate correlations between improvement in quality of life (QOL) in patients with severe COPD before and after they undergo lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) with changes in pulmonary function tests, gas exchange, exercise performance, and al
Autor:
Hildegard Sánchez Riera, José Castillo Gómez, Francisco Ortega Ruiz, Teddoro Montemayor Rubio, Rosa Sánchez Gil, María Teresa Elías Hernández
Publikováno v:
Chest. 118:106-114
Objectives: To have a group of COPD patients undergo a simple program of home-based exercise training, using the shuttle walking test (SWT) to standardize the intensity of training. Methods: Sixty patients participated, randomly distributed into two
Publikováno v:
Chest. 117:1345-1352
COPD is a complex disease with exacerbations characterized by worsening of symptoms resulting in deteriorating lung function.To assess predictive factors of relapse for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECB).Retrospective cohort analysis of
Autor:
Shailendra Menjoge, Charles W. Serby, Gary T. Ferguson, Paul M. Dorinsky, Theodore J. Witek, Colin Reisner
Publikováno v:
Chest. 115:966-971
Study objectives: To determine whether the combination of ipratropium bromide and albuterol results in greater and more consistent pulmonary function test (PFT) response rates than ipratropium bromide or albuterol alone in patients with COPD. Design: