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... Objective: To compare the influence of two different ventilation strategies—volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) and pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV)—on the functional performance of lung grafts in a canine model of ... See full document

... Results: Serum leptin levels were significantly higher in the obese asthma group than in the non-obese asthma group, as well as being significantly higher in the children with asthma t[r] ... See full document

... Table 5 shows the final multivariate regression model. The variable pre-existing lung disease was excluded from this analysis because of its low frequency in the sample (only in 1 patient). In this model, the ... See full document

... This was a cross-sectional retrospective study. It was calculated that a sample size of 38 patients was needed in order to estimate correlations equal to or greater than 0.50 with a level of signifi- cance of α = 0.05 ... See full document

... Since there is as yet no scientific evidence qualifying cirtometry as a precise and accurate measurement, capable of supporting the infer- ences reported, the obje[r] ... See full document

... The most common diagnoses among our patients were ARDS (6 cases; 25%) and pneumonia (6 cases; 25%). Corticosteroid therapy was initiated in four patients who presented ARDS phases 2 and 3 and after ... See full document

... the procedure, and his surgical technique still persists, with minor changes, until today. With the control of diphtheria, by means of antibiotics and antitoxin, the procedure fell into disuse. In the 1950s, with the ... See full document

... uals who presented a drop in the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ) of 50% of predicted after inhaling methacholine did not report symptoms. These values of inadequate perception can be considered low in ... See full document

... Despite the increased workload for all those involved in the publication of the Journal, the mean time between the submission of a manuscript and the final decision regarding its acce[r] ... See full document

... Pronounced digital clubbing (Figure 3) was observed in the macroscopic examination and, upon auscultation, crackling rales were detected at the lung bases. Results of the radiological study of the lungs are presented in ... See full document

... Paraffin blocks with sufficient amounts of tissue were collected from our archives in order to cut serial sections for histochemical preparations. All biopsies had been obtained during the routine clinical care of these ... See full document

... 25. Araújo FG, Novaes FC, Santos NP, Martins VC, Souza SM, Santos SE, et al. Prevalence of deltaF508, G551D, G542X, and R553X mutations among cystic fibrosis patients in the North of Brazil. Braz J Med Biol Res. ... See full document

... At admission, details were collected regarding preadmission COPD management. Spirometry values in the 6 months prior to study inclusion (when the COPD was stable) were obtained from patient records. Additional ... See full document

... Correlation of tomographic findings with pulmonary function parameters in nonsmoking patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis*.. Agnaldo José Lopes 1 , Domenico Capone 2 , Roberto Mo[r] ... See full document

... (reaction to the Mantoux test or to purified protein derivative RT-23); and radiological aspects of chest X-ray in anteroposterior and lateral incidences, including infiltrates, cavities and lung mass, as well as pleural ... See full document

... Pulmonary nodules that appear in patients who under- went mastectomy for breast cancer are usually pulmonary metastases. However, it is not uncommon to find meta- chronous lung tumors as well as some benign diseases, ... See full document

... A 56-year-old man diagnosed with IPF (using clinical, functional, tomographic and pathological criteria) five years prior, progressively evolved to dyspnea upon exertion and intense difficult-to- control cough with ... See full document

... smokers is increasing even more rapidly in low-in- come populations of individuals with little education, a phenomenon that is repeated in less developed countries when compared to those that are more developed. It is ... See full document

... Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value obtained during the performance comparison of the two methods (cord factor detection and [r] ... See full document