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David K. McKenzie, Claire L. Boswell-Ruys, Chaminda Lewis, Nirupama S Wijeysuriya, Rachel A. McBain, Bonsan B. Lee, Jane E. Butler, Simon C. Gandevia
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 75(3)
BackgroundRespiratory complications remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with acute and chronic tetraplegia. Respiratory muscle weakness following spinal cord injury-induced tetraplegia impairs lung function and the ability to
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Huaming Zhu, Dongzhen Yu, Yongyong Shi, Xulan Tang, Yue Wang, Haoyan Chen, Jian Guan, Huiqun Zhou, Mingpo Yang, Lili Meng, Hongliang Yi, Jianyin Zou, Shankai Yin, Jian Wang, Kaiming Su
Publikováno v:
Thorax
Background Dyslipidaemia is an intermediary exacerbation factor for various diseases but the impact of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) on dyslipidaemia remains unclear. Methods A total of 3582 subjects with suspected OSA consecutively admitted to our
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Helen L. Petsky, Julie M. Marchant, Peter Newcombe, Jeanie Sheffield, Anne B. Chang, Carol Willis
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 71:695-700
Background Quality of life (QoL) measures are an important patient-relevant outcome measure for clinical studies. Cough is the most common symptom that results in new medical consultations. Although adult and parent-proxy cough-specific QoL instrumen
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Magnus Ekström, David C. Currow, Nikki McCaffrey, E. Dal Grande, Miriam J. Johnson, Diana Ferreira
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 72:1151-1153
Little is known about the impact of chronic breathlessness (modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) score ≥2 for most days, at least three of the last six months) on health-related quality of life (Short Form-12 (SF-12)). 3005 adults from randomly
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Mark S. Nash, Thomas J Churchward, Marnie Graco, Peter D Rochford, Rachel Schembri, Warren R. Ruehland, Shirin Shafazand, David J Berlowitz, Viet H Vu, Susan Cross, Ching Li Chai-Coetzer, Sally Green, Najib T. Ayas, Chinnaya Thiyagarajan
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 73(9)
BackgroundObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold-standard diagnostic test for OSA, however PSG is expensive and frequently inaccessible, especially in SCI. A two-s
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Sarah Wilke, Hana Müllerová, Julie C. Yates, Stephen I. Rennard, Emiel F.M. Wouters, David A. Lomas, Harvey O. Coxson, Jørgen Vestbo, Paul W. Jones, Courtney Crim, Lisa D. Edwards, Alvar Agusti, Peter M.A. Calverley, Frits M.E. Franssen, Ruth Tal-Singer, Martijn A. Spruit, William MacNee, Per Bakke
Publikováno v:
Thorax, 70(5), 420-425. BMJ Publishing Group
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Dipòsit Digital de la UB
Universidad de Barcelona
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
instname
Dipòsit Digital de la UB
Universidad de Barcelona
BACKGROUND: Poor health status has been associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with COPD. To date, the impact of changes in health status on these outcomes remains unknown. AIMS: To explore the relationship of clinically relevant changes
Autor:
John A. Fleetham, Julie E. Park, Najib T. Ayas, A J Hirsch Allen, C. Frank Ryan, Patrick Daniele
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 71:664-666
We sought to determine whether patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are at increased risk of occupational injury (OI). Patients referred to the University of British Columbia Hospital Sleep Laboratory for suspected OSA (May 2003 to July 2011
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Alexandra Chong, Carl Shanholtz, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Dale M. Needham, Biren B. Kamdar, Victor D. Dinglas, Robert K. Lord, Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez, Kristin A. Sepulveda, Peter J. Pronovost, Till von Wachter
Publikováno v:
Thorax, vol 73, iss 2
BackgroundDelayed return to work is common after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but has undergone little detailed evaluation. We examined factors associated with the timing of return to work after ARDS, along with lost earnings and shift
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Nicole Toms, Ruth Trethewey, Neil J. Greening, Dale W. Esliger, Mark W Orme, Emily S. Petherick, Lauren B. Sherar, Benjamin D James, Rachael A. Evans, Michael C Steiner, Mike Morgan, Andrew P Kingsnorth, Sally J Singh
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 73(6)
Absence of established reference values limits application of quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction (QMVC) measurement. The impact of muscle mass inclusion in predictions is unclear. Prediction equations encompassing gender, age and size with (FFM
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Malcolm Kohler, Noriane A. Sievi, Peter A. Cistulli, Cecilia Giunta, Thomas Gaisl, Christian Schlatzer, Marianne Rohrbach, Daniel J. Bratton, Kate Sutherland, Daniel Franzen
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 72(8)
Patients with the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) often suffer from fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness and impaired quality of life. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may be an underlying cause for these symptoms but its preva