Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease with a steadily increasing prevalence and mortality. However, recent epidemiological estimates differ depending on the ...

This overview of intensive care medicine in Europe and the United States is an introduction to the review series on “The pulmonary physician in critical care” which starts in this issue of Thorax .

Background: A study was undertaken to explore the pathway to diagnosis among a group of patients recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Methods: A directed interview study triangulating patients’ ...

Background Abnormal lung volumes that reflect air trapping are common in COPD. However, their significance in smokers with preserved spirometry (normal FEV1 to FVC ratio) is unclear. Methods Using the ...

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COPD is a progressive disease where airway inflammation plays an important part. Previously, there were large expectations that regular anti-inflammatory treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) ...

Background Infections with some bacteria, including Streptococcus pneumoniae , have been associated with a reduced incidence of asthma. Components of S pneumoniae may have the potential to modulate ...

Background: Factors contributing to either “complete” or “clinical” remission of asthma are important to know since there is no cure for the disease. Methods: A cohort of 119 allergic asthmatic ...

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis and is particularly relevant to people living ...

Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...

Background: In some patients chronic asthma results in irreversible airflow obstruction. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has been advocated for assessing the structural changes in the ...

Background Smoking has been considered an important risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) incidence. However, there are no population-based large-scale studies demonstrating the effects ...