Introduction Physical exercise has been used to assist smoking cessation, but supervised programmes are bounded by limited ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are a significant cause of morbidity and ...

Introduction Patients with chronic bronchitis suffer high morbidity and rapid functional decline; thus, novel treatments are ...

Background Previous studies have shown that the incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is rising in the UK and USA. Death registrations and primary care data were used to determine the ...

Surveillance systems at the population level are of crucial importance to track diseases and detect trends over time. Among other benefits, these tools allow us to understand the distribution of ...

S Baudouin, S Blumenthal, B Cooper, C Davidson, A Davison, M Elliot, W Kinnear (Chairman), R Paton, E Sawicka, L Turner (Secretary) Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of ...

Introduction Lung-function outcomes among preterm-born children referred for pulmonology care are highly heterogeneous, and early determinants remain incompletely defined. We aimed to identify ...

Objectives Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common pathology. International guidelines suggest pleurodesis for non-resolving air leak or recurrence prevention at second occurrence. This study ...

1 Service de Pneumologie and UPRES EA 2511, Université René Descartes, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France 2 Laboratoire d’Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, ...

Rationale Advanced fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often progressive and associated with a high burden of symptoms and poor prognosis. Little is known about the symptom prevalence and ...

Background Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP) is an irreversible lung disease with high morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the safety and effect of pirfenidone on disease ...

Correspondence to Lea J Jabbarian, Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; l.jabbarian{at}erasmusmc.nl Background Advance care planning ...