J. bras. pneumol. vol.39 número3

In individuals in the 10-19 year age bracket, the prevalence of asthma found in the present study was similar to that found in a study conducted in the city of Santa Maria,

The characteristics are found to be distributed into two distinct profiles of patients— one group of patients with variables indicating less severe COPD and with evidence of

Objective: To determine the relevance of screening for the F508del mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene as a first step in the genetic diagnosis

The normal pulmonary function group comprised 176 individuals; the reduced FEF group (i.e., the group of individuals with decreased FEFs at different levels of VC) comprised

The objective of the present study was to evaluate, by means of a retrospective analysis of HRCT scans of patients with confirmed H1N1 infection, the most common tomographic

The patients who failed extubation were compared with those who were successfully extubated in terms of the length of ICU stay, the length of hospital stay, tracheostomy, ICU

The frequency of MDR bacteria as etiologic agents in HAP is increasing, especially among patients with certain risk factors, such as recent antibiotic therapy,

The hypothesis of the present study was that patients on lung transplant waiting lists who participate in an individualized, multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation program