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The use of probiotics as a supplementary therapy in the treatment of patients with asthma: a pilot study and implications

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the use of probiotics as an additional therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with asthma in Belo Horizonte, MG-Brazil. METHODS: A pilot longitudinal, experimental and nonrandomized study with 30 patients from six to 17 years old from Belo Horizonte. In the baseline ap...

Efeitos da mamoplastia redutora na função pulmonar e qualidade de vida de mulheres submetidas à gigantoplastia

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar os efeitos da mamoplastia redutora na função pulmonar e qualidade de vida de mulheres com gigantomastia. Método: estudo observacional do tipo série de casos que analisou retrospectivamente o prontuário de 14 casos de mulheres submetidas à mamoplastia redutora nos últimos...

Valores espirométricos en pre-escolares sanos

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (1), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: La espirometría es el examen más utilizado para evaluar función pulmonar. Para niños pre-escolares actualmente se cuenta con patrones de referencia extranjeros. OBJETIVOS: 1. Medir variables espirométricas en pre-escolares chilenos sanos, 2. Comparar estos resultados con predictivos ...

Biomass smoke COPD has less tomographic abnormalities but worse hypoxemia compared with tobacco COPD

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (5), 2019
Special attention has emerged towards biomass smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), providing new knowledge for prevention and therapeutic approach of non-smoker COPD patients. However, the understanding of biomass smoke COPD is still limited and somewhat controversial. The aim of t...

Is a low level of education a limiting factor for asthma control in a population with access to pulmonologists and to treatment?

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether a low level of education is a risk factor for uncontrolled asthma in a population of patients who have access to pulmonologists and to treatment. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving outpatients > 10 years of age diagnosed with asthma who were ...

Management of COPD within the Brazilian Unified Health Care System in the state of Bahia: an analysis of real-life medication use patterns

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe COPD pharmacological treatment patterns in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and to evaluate the extent to which these patterns conform to clinical guidelines for the management of COPD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 441 patients referred from the Public Health ...

Effects of a high-intensity pulmonary rehabilitation program on the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output slope during exercise in a cohort of patients with COPD undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Preoperative functional evaluation is central to optimizing the identification of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are candidates for surgery. The minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output (VE/VCO2) slope has proven to be a predictor of surgical complications and m...

Physiotherapeutic approaches and the effects on inspiratory muscle force in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the pre-operative preparation for abdominal surgical procedures

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Abdominal disorders can alter respiratory function and increase the morbidity and mortality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim: To improve the physiotherapeutic and muscular capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary muscular inspiration in the preoperative ...

Predicción de complicaciones pulmonares posoperatorias a través de pruebas de función pulmonar y pruebas cardiopulmonares en pacientes llevados a cirugía no torácica

Rev. chil. anest; 48 (4), 2019
Postoperative pulmonary complications have a significant incidence and impact on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing non thoracic surgery, hence the importance of identifying patients at risk, the role of pulmonary function tests and tools to take Preoperative measures to reduce complications....