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Capturing functional exercise capacity is important in guiding treatment and assessing the efficacy of interventions for individuals with chronic respiratory conditions.1 Laboratory-based exercise ...
Measurement properties of the sit-to-stand test in community-dwelling people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a COSMIN systematic review ...
2 Department of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Coventry University, School of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry, UK 3 Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, ...
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline for the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) published in 2009 was compared with the 2014 National Institute for Health and Care ...
Correspondence to Prof Stephen C Bourke, Respiratory Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK; stephen.bourke{at}nhct.nhs.uk Background The National Early Warning Score 2 ...
UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, UK Correspondence to Associate Professor Jo Leonardi-Bee, Division of Epidemiology and ...
Rationale Several randomised controlled trials support the provision of early pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) following hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Introduction The risk of asbestosis, malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer among motor vehicle mechanics is of concern because of potential exposure to chrysotile asbestos during brake, clutch and ...
Background The use of 3D imaging with navigation bronchoscopy has increased with the introduction of mobile cone-beam CT (mCBCT). Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) integrated with ...
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an essential element of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, access to conventional face-to-face PR programmes is limited.
Dr E Hnizdo, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS PB 163, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to establish the chronic effect of ...