Emergency department crowding negative influences outcomes for adults presenting with asthma
1. Amongst patients presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma exacerbations, crowding negatively impacted the care provided in all ...
Tag: pulmonology
Pressure support ventilation does not improve ventilation status as compared to T-piece ventilation
1. In patients with a high risk of extubation failure, using pressure-support ventilation (PSV) for spontaneous breathing trials did not ...
Urine bicarbonate excretion associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator function
1. In this prospective cohort study, carbonate excretion levels in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients were correlated with various disease severity ...
Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe in children six months to five years of age
1. Two doses of the Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine were not associated with a significant increase in serious ...
Oxygenation targets do not alter outcomes in critically ill patients
1. Among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, differing oxygenation targets did not alter the number of ventilator-free days. 2. ...
Bronchodilators do not improve symptomatic tobacco-exposure in patients with preserved lung function
1. Inhaled dual bronchodilator therapy did not reduce respiratory symptom points in tobacco-exposed persons with preserved lung function. 2. Compared ...
Factors associated with greater severity of COVID-19 disease among solid transplant recipients
1. For solid organ transplant recipients with symptomatic COVID-19, factors associated with increased requirement of supplemental oxygen include older age, ...
Bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid regimen is effective for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis
1. Four bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid treatment groups had a favorable outcome for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. 2. The treatment group with ...
Mepolizumab reduced exacerbations in children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma
1. There was a 27% reduction of severe asthma exacerbations in children treated with mepolizumab compared to control. 2. There ...
Racial differences exist in emphysema prevalence in adults with normal spirometry findings
1. Black men are more likely than White men to have emphysema with normal spirometry findings. 2. Black women had ...