Introduction Although formal patient registries in complex home ventilation have long been recommended 1, recent review found few centres maintain accurate records of activity 2. However, the ability ...

3 Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich Switzerland Correspondence to Professor W Jungraithmayr, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, ...

5 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Correspondence to Professor Milo Puhan, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, ...

Background The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with ...

1 Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St.Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Since the Guideline, there is deeper understanding of referral characteristics, outcome measures, patient ...

3 King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, London, UK Background Physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy are emerging non-pharmacological treatments for refractory chronic cough. We aimed to ...

Dr S R Durham, Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK. BACKGROUND Bronchiectasis is a chronic suppurative ...

Introduction and objectives Inhalers are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For patients to gain maximum benefit they need to be educated by ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive cardiopulmonary condition associated with increased morbidity and ...

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Interaction between inflammatory cells and activated platelets is important ...

4 Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Correspondence to Stefano Guerra, Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, P O Box 245030, ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...