Lung Function
No additional benefit of antipseudomonal antibiotics for some children with cystic fibrosis
Using anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotics may not provide additional benefit for children with cystic fibrosis who were culture negative for P. aeruginosa for at least 1 year, researchers reported.
Remote monitoring plus health coaching impacts quality of life in patients with COPD
Remote patient monitoring with health coaching improved quality of life, self-management, daily physical activity, sleep and depression scores in patients with COPD, according to new data published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Trajectory of lung function ‘varies considerably’ after ILD diagnosis
It is important to consider interstitial lung disease subtypes when applying progressive fibrosing ILD criteria, researchers concluded in an analysis published in European Respiratory Journal.
Daily tiotropium improves lung function, but not exacerbation frequency in bronchiectasis
Daily tiotropium via the HandiHaler device improved lung function but did not reduce frequency of exacerbations over 6 months in patients with stable bronchiectasis, according to results published in European Respiratory Journal.
Smaller airway structures may increase risk for COPD in women
Smaller airway structures among women were associated with increased risk for chronic lung diseases including COPD, according to secondary analyses of the COPDGene cohort published in Radiology.
One-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD experience acute exacerbation
The incidence of acute exacerbation was nearly one-third in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease, researchers reported in Chest.
No difference in reintubation rate with mask vs. high-flow nasal oxygen after extubation
The rate of reintubation at 72 hours and 28 days was not different among patients with hypoxemia after extubation who received VenturiMask oxygen compared with high-flow nasal oxygen.
Odds of respiratory-related ED visits, hospitalizations not higher among cannabis users
Researchers for a new study found no significant association between cannabis use and respiratory-related ED visits or hospitalizations, but greater risk for morbidity, all-cause ED visit or hospitalization among cannabis users.
Increased exposure to green spaces during childhood could improve lung function
Children with increased exposure to nature during childhood had improved lung function in later life, according to study findings published in European Respiratory Journal.
Chest CT imaging phenotypes may explain COPD heterogeneity
CT measurements may support patient satisfaction along the continuum of COPD phenotypes, and imaging phenotypes could explain a proportion of COPD heterogeneity, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.