Pulmonary Function

Decreased pulmonary function characteristic of COPD may be attributable, in part, to the interaction between genome-wide polygenic risk scores and smoking exposures, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

Initial severity of COVID-19 respiratory failure was associated with the degree of pulmonary impairment and respiratory quality of life 1 year after infection, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Children with cystic fibrosis and a height-for-age consistently above the 50th percentile had the highest pulmonary function at age 6 to 7 years, according to new data published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Higher circulating levels of the protein CTRP9 are associated with worse lung function in patients with systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to COVID-19 who required an ICU stay had pulmonary structural abnormalities and lung function impairment at 3 months after discharge, researchers reported.

Pregnant women with sickle cell disease who had poor baseline gestational pulmonary function had significantly greater risk for fetal death, according to study results published in American Journal of Hematology.

The FDA has issued a safety communication to inform health care providers and the public that pulse oximeters have limitations and a risk for inaccuracy under certain circumstances.