American journal of respiratory and critical care…
1997
The purpose of this study was to characterize changes in oxygenation, expressed as PaO2/F(I)O2, when patients with severe acute respiratory failure (PaO2/F(I)O2 < 150), unrelated to left ventricular… (More)
Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the…
2010
AIMS
To identify the correlates of accidental omissions and intentional interruptions of respiratory therapy in COPD.
METHODS
COPD patients (GOLD stages II-IV) were recruited by general… (More)
American journal of respiratory and critical care…
1995
It has recently been shown that human alveolar macrophages can be selectively activated without systemic effect by the use of aerosolized interferon-gamma (IFN gamma), a cytokine that enhances… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To guide nosology and classification of patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) based on phenotype and presence or absence of ANCA.
METHODS
Organ manifestations… (More)
From November 1992 to March 1994 we concluded a phase II trial of the combination of cisplatin 75 mg/m2 and ifosfamide 3 g/m2 on day 1 and increasing doses of vinorelbine (Navelbine; Burroughs… (More)
OBJECTIVES
Only a few case reports and small case series of patients with sarcoidosis or sarcoid-like reaction and testicular germ cell tumors (GCT) have been reported in the literature. We performed… (More)
The respiratory manifestations of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) have not been studied in detail.In this retrospective multicentre study, EGPA was defined by asthma,… (More)
In claims data, controller-to-total asthma drug ratios may reflect adequacy of disease management. We verified whether asthma patients with high ratios (≥ 50%) experienced fewer asthma-related… (More)