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Fuzzy logic and hospital admission due to respiratory diseases using estimated values by mathematical model

Abstract Hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases generate financial costs for the Health System in addition to social costs. Objective of this study was to develop and validate a fuzzy linguistic model for prediction of hospitalization due to respiratory diseases. We constructed a fuzzy model for pr...

Papilomatosis traqueobronquial y pulmonar sin compromiso de la laringe tratada con bevacizumab endovenoso en un niño

Arch. argent. pediatr; 117 (1), 2019
La papilomatosis respiratoria recurrente es una neoplasia benigna infrecuente que, comúnmente, afecta la vía aérea superior con predilección por la laringe. El compromiso traqueobronquial aislado es muy raro. El diagnóstico y el tratamiento de esta enfermedad constituyen un desafío, debido a su man...

Respiratory impact of electronic cigarettes and low-risk tobacco

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Electronic cigarettes, handheld devices that generate an aerosol that may contain nicotine by heating a solution or e-liquid, have been increasingly used especially in the young population. The aerosol's composition is determined by temperature, and by the substances contained in the heated liqu...

Symptomatic and asymptomatic smokers without airflow obstruction: a new clinical entity?

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Non-obstructed ever-smokers, with or without symptoms, have generated a great deal of information recently, but few reviews. Even individuals with normal spirometry can present changes in sputum with inflammatory biomarkers (cellular and molecular) and airways and parenchyma with remodeling; whe...

Update on the approach to smoking in patients with respiratory diseases

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Smoking is the leading cause of respiratory disease (RD). The harmful effects of smoking on the respiratory system begin in utero and influence immune responses throughout childhood and adult life. In comparison with "healthy" smokers, smokers with RD have peculiarities that can impede smoking c...

Evaluating the extremely elderly at a pulmonary function clinic for the diagnosis of respiratory disease: frequency and technical quality of spirometry

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of spirometry in elderly people, by age group, at a pulmonary function clinic, to assess the quality of spirometry in the extremely elderly, and to determine whether chronological age influences the quality of spirometry. Methods: This was a cross-sectiona...

State-dependent changes in the upper airway assessed by multidetector CT in healthy individuals and during obstructive events in patients with sleep apnea

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether airway narrowing during obstructive events occurs predominantly at the retropalatal level and results from dynamic changes in the lateral pharyngeal walls and in tongue position. Methods: We evaluated 11 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 7 h...

Mortalidad estandarizada según causas, edad y género en una comuna minera del norte de Chile entre 2006 y 2015

INTRODUCCIÓN: La comuna de Andacollo fue declarada Zona Saturada por material particulado en el año 2009, desconociéndose si dicha contaminación afecta la salud de sus habitantes o aumenta el riesgo de morir de su población. OBJETIVO: Comparar la mortalidad general y por causas cardiovasculares, res...