Vol 16 (2021) | Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Original Research Articles

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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.758
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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)

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.737
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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, Alaa Rashad

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.750
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.752
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.744
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.745
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.736
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.735
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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

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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.706
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Reviews

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

Ahmad Kantar

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.719
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Short Reports

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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.741
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.732
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Letters to the Editor

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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.759
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.768
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.757
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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

https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.748
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