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Critical care research in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review

Critical illness poses a significant global health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries ...
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Measurement properties of the sit-to-stand test in community-dwelling people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a COSMIN systematic review

Background The sit-to-stand (STS) test can assess physical function in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, there are multiple versions. No study has used current ...
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Blood eosinophil-guided systemic corticosteroid duration in adults hospitalised for asthma exacerbation: a randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial

Objective Systemic corticosteroids for 5–7 days are standard care for asthma exacerbations, but the optimal duration and ...
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Maternal eating disorders and respiratory outcomes in childhood: findings from the EU Child Cohort Network

Background While maternal depression and anxiety have been linked to adverse childhood respiratory outcomes, the role of ...
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Predictive capacity of paediatric nasal epithelial cells in sequential CFTR modulator therapy

Background CFTR modulators have transformed cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment, but individual responses vary even among patients with identical CFTR genotypes. This underscores the need for predictive ...
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Association between biomass fuel and pulmonary tuberculosis: a nested case–control study

Dr C Kolappan, Tuberculosis Research Centre, Mayor V R Ramanathan Road, Chetput, Chennai-600 031, India; kola155{at}rediffmail.com Objective: To quantify the association between biomass fuel usage and ...
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Symptoms and the early diagnosis of lung cancer

Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr M D Peake Thoracic Oncology Unit and Institute for Lung Health, Department of ...
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The rising incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the UK

Background Previous studies have shown that the incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is rising in the UK and USA. Death registrations and primary care data were used to determine the ...
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Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with integrated mobile cone-beam CT for small nodules: results from the prospective multicentre CONFIRM study

Background The use of 3D imaging with navigation bronchoscopy has increased with the introduction of mobile cone-beam CT (mCBCT). Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) integrated with ...
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Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema

1 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Divison of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3 Department ...
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British Thoracic Society guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: accredited by NICE

3 The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 4 University Hospital of South Manchester, ...
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Integrated breathing and relaxation training (the Papworth method) for adults with asthma in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK Elizabeth Holloway, Research Physiotherapist, Department of Epidemiology and Public ...