Published in The American Journal of Medicine
Respiratory diseases account for approximately 10% of all hospital admissions in the United States. Pneumonia constitutes 35% of these cases, with an average length of stay (LOS) of 5.1 days. It is estimated that $8.4 billion to $10 billion of all annual US hospital expenditures are attributable to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). As such, medic...
Published in The American Journal of Medicine
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious illness with significant human and economic costs to society. The recent collaborative statement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) represents the most up-to-date evidence-based guidelines from North America, incorporat...
Published in Preventive veterinary medicine
Our aim was to determine at calf-batch level the management- and housing-related risk factors of respiratory disorders in non-weaned Charolais calves. Farmers recorded cases according to the definition provided i.e. the association of at least one respiratory sign and, in the same calf or another calf of the same batch, at least one general sign on...
Published in European Journal of Pediatrics
Airway clearance techniques are an important part of the respiratory management in children with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and neuromuscular disease. They are also, however, frequently prescribed in previously healthy children with an acute respiratory problem with the aim to speed up recovery. The current review explores the evidence behind ...
Published in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Research estimating the comorbidity of asthma and anxiety disorders has produced highly disparate findings and little consensus. This study is a meta-analytic review of data from 15 independent studies of the co-occurrence of adult asthma and anxiety disorders and was conducted to provide more precise comorbidity estimates. Aggregating across studi...
Published in Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
This study confirms the fact that in different respiratory disorders, the status of plasma oxidants and antioxidants shifts from normal. The status of oxidants in plasma as represented by malondialdehyde (MDA) levels increased significantly in the conditions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, bronchiectasis and bronchial as...
Published in Neonatology
A prospective 3-month survey of neonatal respiratory disorders in 17,192 Italian infants born in 65 hospitals, located in 17 Italian regions representative of northern, central and southern Italy, was performed to evaluate the incidence of neonatal acute respiratory disorders and their risk factors. The prematurity rate was 7.3%, while the extremel...
PURPOSE: To determine how often and by what means an indentifiable pulmonary pathogen can be recognized in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients with respiratory disorders in Brazil, which are the most frequently observed microorganisms and what impact specific therapy has on these agents. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-five HIV seropo...
