Vol. 16 (2021)

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Published: 15-01-2021

  • Saudi Arabian real-life experience with biologic therapy in severe asthma

    Safwat Eldaboussi, Ahmed Qabil, Ahmed Lotfi, Amgad Awad, Eman Abdel Salam, Abdullah Alkhamis, Usama E. Abuelhassan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.807

  • Microbiological profiles of tracheostomy patients: a single-center experience

    Abdulaziz Alrabiah, Khaled Alhussinan, Mohammed Alyousef, Ahmed Alsayed, Abdullah Aljasser, Shatha Alduraywish, Ahmed Alammar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.811
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    Standard spirometry to assess emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the Emphysema Severity Index (ESI)

    Roberto W. Dal Negro, Matteo Poletti, Massimo Pistolesi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.805

  • Correlation between clinical-functional parameters and number of lobes involved in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

    Valeria Giacon, Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Dario Bruzzese, Marialuisa Bocchino
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.791
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    Predictors of hypoxemia after general anesthesia in the early postoperative period in a hospital in Ethiopia: An observational study

    Moges Gelaw Taye, Amelework Molla, Diriba Teshome, Metages Hunie, Simegnew Kibret, Yewlsew Fentie, Netsanet Temesgen, Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Efrem Fenta
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.782

  • The burden of influenza and other respiratory viruses in hospitalized infants and children in a university hospital, Jordan

    Enas Al-Zayadneh , Dina Mohammad Abu Assab, Esraa Adeeb Arabiat, Montaha Al-Iede, Hanin Ahmad Kayed, Amirah Daher
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.763
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    The role of peripheral eosinophilia in diagnosing lung disorders: experience from a single pneumonological center

    Justyna Fijołek, Elzbieta Wiatr, Dorota Piotrowska-Kownacka, Kazimierz Roszkowski-Sliz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.770
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    Retinal vascular impairment in patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

    Tomás Loureiro, Sandra Rodrigues-Barros, Diogo Lopes, Ana Rita Carreira, Ricardo Gomes, Nadine Marques, Paula Telles, Ana Vide Escada, Nuno Campos
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.773

  • Dexamethasone therapy and rates of secondary pulmonary and bloodstream infections in critically ill COVID-19 patients

    Kathrin Rothe, Tobias Lahmer, Sebastian Rasch, Jochen Schneider, Christoph D. Spinner, Fabian Wallnöfer, Milena Wurst, Roland M. Schmid, Birgit Waschulzik, Kristina Fuest, Silja Kriescher, Gerhard Schneider, Dirk H. Busch, Susanne Feihl, Markus Heim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.793

  • Real world effectiveness of benralizumab on respiratory function and asthma control

    Francesco Menzella, Matteo Fontana, Carla Galeone, Giulia Ghidoni, Silvia Capobelli, Patrizia Ruggiero, Chiara Scelfo, Anna Simonazzi, Chiara Catellani, Francesco Livrieri, Nicola Facciolongo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.785

  • Prevalence and clinical features of most frequent phenotypes in the Italian COPD population: the CLIMA Study

    Roberto W. Dal Negro, Mauro Carone, Giuseppina Cuttitta, Luca Gallelli, Massimo Pistolesi, Salvatore Privitera, Piero Ceriana, Pietro Pirina, Bruno Balbi, Carlo Vancheri, Franca M. Gallo, Alfredo Chetta, Paola Turco, on behalf of the CLIMA Study Group*
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.790

  • Prevalence and factors correlated with hypertension secondary from obstructive sleep apnea

    Sittichai Khamsai, Pawornwan Mahawarakorn, Panita Limpawattana, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Songkwan Silaruks, Vichai Senthong, Bundit Sawunyavisuth, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.777

  • Closing the knowledge gap in Malaysian pharmacists: A virtual Allergic Rhinitis Boot Camp initiative

    Baharudin Abdullah, Ramiza Ramza Ramli, Norasnieda Md Shukri, Sakinah Mohamad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.775
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    Impact of asthma severity as risk factor to future exacerbations in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation

    Narongwit Nakwan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.780

  • Tuberculosis prevalence and associated factors among persons with diabetes mellitus after intensified case finding in three West African countries

    Ablo Prudence Wachinou, Serge Ade, Maimouna Ndour Mbaye, Boubacar Bah, Naby Balde, Jules Gninkoun, Wilfried Bekou, Marie Sarr, Oumou Bah Sow, Dissou Affolabi, Corinne Merle
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.783

  • A single-center comparative study of lung ultrasound versus chest computed tomography during the COVID-19 era

    Kobalava Zhanna Davidovna , Ayten Fuad Safarova, Flora Elisa Cabello Montoya, Maria Vasilevna Vatsik-Gorodetskaya, Karaulova Yulia Leonidovna, Zorya Olga Tairovna, Arutina Olga Valeryevna, Rajesh Rajan, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Peter A. Brady, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.766
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    Accuracy and precision of pulse oximeter at different sensor locations in patients with heart failure

    Alaa Thabet Hassan, Soher Mostafa Ahmed, Azza Salah AbdelHaffeez, Sherif A.A. Mohamed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.742

  • Frequency of computed tomography abnormalities in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a comparative study between lung perfusion scan and computed tomography pulmonary angiography

    Ahmed Fathala, Alaa Aldurabi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.753

  • Differential alterations in peripheral lymphocyte subsets in COVID-19 patients: upregulation of double-positive and double-negative T cells

    Asmaa M. Zahran, Zeinab Albadry M. Zahran, Yasmeen H. Mady, Essam Eldeen M.O. Mahran, Alaa Rashad, Ahmed Makboul, Khalid A. Nasif, Aida A. Abdelmaksoud, Omnia El-Badawy
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.758

  • Effects of cytokine blocking agents on hospital mortality in patients admitted to ICU with acute respiratory distress syndrome by SARS-CoV-2 infection: retrospective cohort study

    Irene Coloretti, Stefano Busani, Emanuela Biagioni, Sophie Venturelli, Elena Munari, Marco Sita, Lorenzo Dall'Ara, Martina Tosi, Enrico Clini, Roberto Tonelli, Riccardo Fantini, Cristina Mussini, Marianna Meschiari, Giovanni Guaraldi, Andrea Cossarizza, Gaetano Alfano, Massimo Girardis, Modena Covid-19 Working Group* (MoCo19)
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.737

  • Utility of a modified distress thermometer in screening COVID-19 patients for psychological distress: A prospective Egyptian study

    Sherif A.A. Mohamed, Azza AbdelHafeez, Ehab Kamel, Alaa Rashad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.750

  • The contribution of patients’ lung function to the inspiratory airflow rate achievable through a DPIs’ simulator reproducing different intrinsic resistance rates

    Roberto W. Dal Negro, Paola Turco, Massimiliano Povero
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.752

  • Rapid clinical evolution for COVID-19 translates into early hospital admission and unfavourable outcome: A preliminary report

    Markus Heim, Tobias Lahmer, Sebastian Rasch, Silja Kriescher, Wiebke Berg-Johnson, Kristina Fuest, Barbara Kapfer, Gerhard Schneider, Christoph D. Spinner, Fabian Geisler, Johannes R. Wießner, Kathrin Rothe, Susanne Feihl, Andreas Ranft
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.744

  • Changes in spirometric parameters with position in asymptomatic Egyptian young males with central obesity

    Nermeen A. Abd-Elaleem, Sherif A.A. Mohamed, Wael M. Wagdy, Reham A. Abd-Elaleem, Azza S. Abdelhafeez, Hassan A. Bayoumi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.745

  • Early responders within seven days of dupilumab treatment for severe asthma evaluated by patient-reported outcome: a pilot study

    Nozomi Tani, Nobutaka Kataoka, Yusuke Kunimatsu, Yusuke Tachibana, Takumi Sugimoto, Izumi Sato, Yuri Ogura, Kazuki Hirose, Takayuki Takeda
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.736

  • Modified PIRO (predisposition, insult, response, organ dysfunction) severity score as a predictor for mortality of children with pneumonia in Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia

    Vebri Valentania, Dadang H. Somasetia, Dany Hilmanto, Djatnika Setiabudi, Heda Melinda N. Nataprawira
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.735

  • Feasibility, utility, and safety of transbronchial cryobiopsy for interstitial lung diseases in Japan

    Takato Ikeda, Akira Nakao, Fumiyasu Igata, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Hisako Kushima, Takemasa Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ishii, Kazuki Nabeshima, Masaki Fujita
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.731
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    Efficacy of low-dose valganciclovir in Cytomegalovirus R+ lung transplant recipients: a retrospective comparative analysis

    Jessica Hunt, Kristina M. Chapple, Aasya Nasar, Lauren Cherrier, Rajat Walia
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.706

  • Thunderstorm allergy and asthma: state of the art

    Gennaro D'Amato, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira, Stefano Del Giacco, Nelson A. Rosario Filho, Herberto J. Chong-Neto, Dirceu Solé , Ignacio Ansotegui , Lorenzo Cecchi , Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Emma Tedeschini , Benedetta Biagioni , Margarita Murrieta-Aguttes, Maria D'Amato
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.806

  • A new mode of mechanical ventilation: positive + negative synchronized ventilation

    Umberto Vincenzi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.788
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    The pharmacoeconomics of the state-of-the-art drug treatments for asthma: a systematic review

    Francesco Menzella, Carla Galeone, Giulia Ghidoni, Patrizia Ruggiero, Maria D'Amato, Matteo Fontana, Nicola Facciolongo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.787

  • What makes flunisolide different among inhaled corticosteroids used for nebulization: a close look at the role of aqueous solubility

    Ahmad Kantar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.719

  • Identification of patients with COVID-19 who are optimal for methylprednisolone pulse therapy

    Shosei Ro, Naoki Nishimura, Ryosuke Imai, Yutaka Tomishima, Clara So, Manabu Murakami, Kohei Okafuji, Atsushi Kitamura, Torahiko Jinta, Tomohide Tamura
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.781
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    Do gene-environment interactions play a role in COVID-19 distribution? The case of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, air pollution and COVID-19

    Nicola Murgia, Angelo Guido Corsico, Gennaro D'Amato, Cara Nichole Maesano, Arturo Tozzi, Isabella Annesi Maesano
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.741

  • Cardiopulmonary exercise pattern in patients with persistent dyspnoea after recovery from COVID-19

    Arno Mohr, Laura Dannerbeck, Tobias J. Lange, Michael Pfeifer, Stefan Blaas, Bernd Salzberger, Florian Hitzenbichler, Myriam Koch
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.732

  • Successful treatment with benralizumab in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis refractory to mepolizumab

    Francesco Menzella, Carla Galeone, Giulia Ghidoni, Patrizia Ruggiero, Silvia Capobelli, Anna Simonazzi, Chiara Catellani, Chiara Scelfo, Francesco Livrieri, Nicola Facciolongo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.779

  • Emergency Department Visits for allergy related-disorders among children: experience of a single Italian hospital during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Marina Attanasi, Annamaria Porreca, Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa, Gulia Di Donato, Chiara Cauzzo, Roberta Patacchiola, Paola Di Filippo, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.786

  • Worsening of gas exchange parameters at high FiO2 in COVID-19: misleading or informative?

    Federico Raimondi, Luca Novelli, Gianmariano Marchesi, Fabrizio Fabretti, Lorenzo Grazioli, Ivano Riva , Chiara Allegri, Roberta Biza, Chiara Galimberti, Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Fabiano Di Marco
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.759

  • Authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor regarding: Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations

    Gennaro D'Amato, Luca Acanfora, Lucrezia Delli Paoli, Maria D'Amato
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.768

  • Comments on “Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations” by D’Amato et al.

    Girolamo Adiletta, Stefano Baglioni, Germano Bettoncelli, Pierluigi Bracciale, Mario Cazzola, Enrico M. Clini, Renato Cutrera, Franco D'Adduzio, Francesco De Blasio, Fausto Ferraro, Roberto Fumagalli, Cosimo Lequaglie, Maria Gabriella Matera, Fabio Numis, Paolo Palange, Stefano Picciolo, Alfredo Potena, Francesco Romano, Eugenio Sabato, Antonio Sacchetta, Mario Spatafora, Francesco Stefanelli, Carlo Zottola
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.757

  • Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations

    Gennaro D'Amato, Luca Acanfora, Lucrezia Delli Paoli, Maria D'Amato
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.748

  • In memory of Dr. Claudio F. Donner

    Claudio M. Sanguinetti
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.804