Advances in Respiratory Medicine, Volume 80, Issue 5

Following the introduction of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV), the number of patients using home mechanical ventilation has increased substantially and continues to rise worldwide. This is primarily explained by both the effectivene...

Introduction: Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a very poor prognosis. Individualization of treatment and identification of therapeutic molecular targets may improve outcomes. Gefitinib was introduced recently among sever...

Asthma and obesity have a considerable impact on public health and their prevalence has increased in recent years. Numerous large cross-sectional and prospective studies performed in adults, adolescents, and children throughout the world supports the...

Chorzy na przewlekłą obturacyjną chorobę płuc (POChP) są znacząco nieaktywni fizycznie. Głównym czynnikiem ograniczającym ich zdolność wysiłkową jest duszność. Poprawa zdolności wysiłkowej tych chorych zmniejsza u nich objawy kliniczne, ograniczenie...

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of social risk factors on treatment outcome among culture- positive patients treated for active pulmonary tuberculosis in three separate districts—Warsaw, Gdansk and Siedlce—in years 1995...

Introduction: It is uncertain whether timeliness improves clinical outcomes in lung cancer patients. The goal of the study was to analyse the influence of patient’s and doctor’s delays on survival of unselected population of NSCLC patients. Material...

Introduction: Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is of critical importance, due to the poor prognosis if this organ manifesta- tion is left undiagnosed and untreated. The six-minute walk test (6 MWT) is a useful test to evaluate exercise tolerance of...

Inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) is listed among the three most common genetic disorders in Caucasians. It considerably increases the risk of progressive obstructive lung diseases, mostly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data on...

The present report describes the coincidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and metabolic disorder such as diabetes. A patient’s bronchoalveolar lavage was found to be positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) with following growth of Mycobacterium tuberc...