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P214 Oral corticosteroid-related healthcare resource utilisation in patients with COPD
Introduction and Objectives Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are sometimes used to manage exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evidence suggests chronic OCS use is ...
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Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients with pneumonia treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic and antifungal regimen
BACKGROUND In a retrospective study the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the diagnosis of pneumonia was investigated in 95 immunocompromised patients suffering from haematological disorders ...
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Asthma exacerbations · 4: Prevention
Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...
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Enhanced virulence, airway inflammation and impaired lung function induced by respiratory syncytial virus deficient in secreted G protein
2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Division, Imperial College, London W2 1PG, UK Correspondence to: Dr med J Schwarze Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and ...
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Asthma exacerbations are associated with a decline in lung function: a longitudinal population-based study
Rationale Progressive lung function (LF) decline in patients with asthma contributes to worse outcomes. Asthma exacerbations are thought to contribute to this decline; however, evidence is limited ...
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Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery
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The effect of cigarette smoking on asthma control during exacerbations in pregnant women
Background Smoking and severe asthma exacerbations in pregnancy are risk factors for low birth weight babies. No studies have assessed the clinical implications of smoking on asthma exacerbations in ...
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Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in Chinese children: a two-phase community study
1 Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 2 Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, ...
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Management of malignant pleural effusions
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P179 Relationship between pollution levels and outcomes of biological therapies among patients with severe asthma
Introduction Air pollution is associated with increased asthma-related admission rates (Lancet, 2014;383(9928):1581–92). The impact of pollution on outcomes of monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy in ...
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P48 Pay to puff green: can NHS incentives change the prescribing practices?
Introduction and Objectives Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) account for 3% of NHS carbon emissions. In April 2022, NHS England introduced two indicators focussed on reducing avoidable carbon emissions ...