Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
ATS: Reintubation More Likely for Nighttime Extubations
Patients undergoing extubation at nighttime have higher mortality, shorter length of stay
ATS: Hydroxyurea Can Up Lung Function in Sickle Cell Disease
Drug slowed down the annual decline children had been showing before starting treatment
ATS: Indacaterol-Glycopyrronium Cuts COPD Exacerbations
More effective than salmeterol-fluticasone for patients with history of COPD exacerbations
ATS: Home-Based Pulmonary Rehab Good for Stable COPD
Home-based model with one home visit and seven telephone calls at least as good as hospital PR
Persistent Asthma in Childhood Tied to COPD Risk As Young Adult
Treatments for children don't appear to offset risk in adulthood
Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life
April 2016 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Sleep May Impact Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients
Assessment of sleep likely to better clarify predictors of mortality in post-transplant patients
Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations
Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium
AAP: ALTE Now Termed ‘Brief Resolved Unexplained Events’
'BRUE' replaces the previous term, 'apparent life-threatening events'
