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
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Microbiological profiles of tracheostomy patients: a single-center experience

Abdulaziz Alrabiah, Khaled Alhussinan, Mohammed Alyousef, Ahmed Alsayed, Abdullah Aljasser, Shatha Alduraywish, Ahmed Alammar
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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*
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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
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Closing the knowledge gap in Malaysian pharmacists: A virtual Allergic Rhinitis Boot Camp initiative

Baharudin Abdullah, Ramiza Ramza Ramli, Norasnieda Md Shukri, Sakinah Mohamad
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Impact of asthma severity as risk factor to future exacerbations in patients admitted for asthma exacerbation

Narongwit Nakwan
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A new mode of mechanical ventilation: positive + negative synchronized ventilation

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

Ahmad Kantar
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In memory of Dr. Claudio F. Donner

Claudio M. Sanguinetti
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