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Nasal High-flow versus non-invasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a preliminary report
Conclusions NHF may thus be an alternative treatment device in stable hypercapnic COPD patients. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - September 3, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Does additional antimicrobial treatment have a better effect on URTI cough resolution than homeopathic symptomatic therapy alone? A real-life preliminary observational study in a pediatric population
Conclusions Our data confirm that the homeopathic treatment in question has potential benefits for cough in children as well, and highlight the strong safety profile of this treatment. Additional antibiotic prescription was not associated with a greater cough reduction, and presented more adverse events than the homeopathic syrup alone. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - August 7, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Prevalence of different comorbidities in COPD patients by gender and GOLD stage
Conclusions All comorbidities increased their prevalence progressively up to the last stage of COPD severity, except the cardio-vascular and the metabolic ones which dropped in the IV GOLD stage, presumably due to the high mortality rate in this severe COPD stage. The gender-dependency of comorbidities was confirmed in general terms, even if lung cancer proved a dramatic increase almost independently of sex. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - August 4, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

The impact of abdominal adiposity measured by sonography on the pulmonary function of pre-menopausal females
Conclusions Subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue deposition in obese females has a greater negative influence on pulmonary function than visceral adipose tissue deposition. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - July 28, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Study of correlation between forced vital capacity and demand for healthcare services in severe asthmatics
Conclusion For this sample we conclude, that reduced forced vital capacity correlated with asthma severity, defined by greater demand for care in the ER, ICU and hospital ward and was more evident in women. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - July 21, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Beirut Air Pollution and Health Effects - BAPHE study protocol and objectives
Conclusions This article presents a simple protocol and the descriptive results of its application in the frame of an eco-epidemiological study in Lebanon. We believe that this work is not only important on a local scale, but it could be helpful for environmental epidemiological studies in other countries. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - June 23, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Effects of Laminaria japonica polysaccharides on airway inflammation of lungs in an asthma mouse model
Conclusions LJPS can significantly inhibit airway inflammation of asthmatic mice, adjust the balance of cytokines, and improve the pulmonary histopathological condition. Our data suggested that LJPS might be a potential therapeutic reagent for allergic asthma. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - June 11, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Levodropropizine for treating cough in adult and children: a meta-analysis of published studies
Conclusions This analysis indicates that levodropropizine is an effective antitussive drug in children and adults, with statistically significant better overall efficacy outcomes vs. central antitussive drugs (codeine, cloperastine, dextromethorphan) in terms of reducing cough intensity and frequency, and nocturnal awakenings. This result further reinforces the favorable benefit/risk profile of levodropropizine in the management of cough. The efficacy of levodropropizine in the treatment of cough in children and adults is higher than that of the common centrally-acting anti-tussive. (Source: Multidisc...
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - May 31, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Kartagener’s syndrome: review of a case series
Conclusions This is a review of a case series, yet our data has shown that nasal brushing with ultrastructural pathological differentiation may be useful to identify patients with high risk and to develop more complex clinical presentations. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - May 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Cognitive dysfunction in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with or without Long-Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT)
Conclusions Only LTOT allows to preserve significantly (p < 0.022) cognitive functions from the COPD-induced deterioration. This assumption is of strategic value for COPD patients who are prescribed long-term oxygen because they frequently are not aware of the cognitive risks related to their condition. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 19, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Effect of inhaled hydrosoluble curcumin on inflammatory markers in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid of horses with LPS-induced lung neutrophilia
Conclusions Results show that, although not reducing neutrophil recruitment, NDS27 largely abolishes LPS-induced neutrophil degranulation. Reduced levels of ELT and MPO, as well as reduced MPO activity may have beneficial effects via a reduced production of reactive oxygen species implicated in chronic inflammation and airway remodeling. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Research on psychosocial aspects of asthma in the Arab world: a literature review
Abstract The importance of psychosocial factors in the management of bronchial asthma has long been recognized. This paper offers a review of research published in the English language related to psychosocial aspects of bronchial asthma in Arab countries. Several databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Springer Link, ERIC, and PsychInfo) were searched using the following keywords: bronchial asthma, Arab countries, Algiers, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (West Bank, Gaza), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Sudan, Somalia; United...
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Non invasive ventilation as an additional tool for exercise training
Abstract Recently, there has been increasing interest in the use of non invasive ventilation (NIV) to increase exercise capacity. In individuals with COPD, NIV during exercise reduces dyspnoea and increases exercise tolerance. Different modalities of mechanical ventilation have been used non-invasively as a tool to increase exercise tolerance in COPD, heart failure and lung and thoracic restrictive diseases. Inspiratory support provides symptomatic benefit by unloading the ventilatory muscles, whereas Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) counterbalances the intrinsic positive e...
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 9, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Dry powder inhalers and the right things to remember: a concept review
Abstract Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are widely and increasingly used in clinical practice because they represent a substantial advancement in inhalation technology. The effectiveness of a powdered drug to inhale depends on the inspiratory flow rate generated by the patient and on the turbulence produced by the intrinsic resistance of the DPI. While the inspiratory flow is variable with the patient’s ability and conditions, the turbulence is differently sized within each device because depending of its technical design. There are higher - medium-, and low-resistance devices. With low-resistance DPIs, t...
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 3, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Medical malpractice, defensive medicine and role of the “media” in Italy
Conclusions and implications Currently Italian citizens have a greater awareness of their right to health than in the past, and patients’ expectations have risen. A discrepancy is emerging between the current state of medical science and the capacities of individual doctors and health structures. Lastly, there is a need for greater monitoring of the quality of health care services and a greater emphasis on health risk prevention. (Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - March 26, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research