Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is recognised as an effective treatment for chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. Monitoring NIV during sleep may be preferable to daytime assessment. This paper ...

Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Dr A M W J Schols, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and ...

Correspondence to Prof Stephen C Bourke, Respiratory Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK; stephen.bourke{at}nhct.nhs.uk Background The National Early Warning Score 2 ...

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly. Methods Structured searches of PubMed were conducted to identify up-to ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Sosse E Klarenbeek, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboudumc, Nijmegen 6500 HB, Gelderland, The Netherlands; sosse.klarenbeek{at}radboudumc.nl Background The assumption that more ...

1 Cancer Research Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK 2 Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of ...

Background Hospitalisation due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is common, and subsequent mortality high. The DECAF score was derived for accurate prediction of mortality and risk ...

Introduction Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is broken down into primary (PSP: no known underlying lung disease), secondary (SSP: known lung disease) and from trauma or iatrogenic pneumothorax (IP).

Introduction Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) remains an important tool in the assessment of respiratory disease that is frequently performed within the outpatient setting. While guidelines exist concerning ...

Dr E Hnizdo, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS PB 163, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to establish the chronic effect of ...

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 2 Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Correspondence to: Dr O Ruuskanen, Department of ...