Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis and is particularly relevant to people living ...

Rationale Surgeries that require one-lung ventilation have high rates of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications with associated morbidity and mortality. Statins may limit inflammation involved in ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterised by damage to the epithelial layer, closely associated with the alveolar basement membrane (BM). We aimed to investigate how type IV ...

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Background Work-related asthma in welders is often thought to be irritant rather than allergic, limiting the availability of surveillance, assisted retraining and compensation. Excess inflammatory ...

British Thoracic Society guideline for the use of long-term macrolides in adults with respiratory disease ...

Background Despite exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being both common and often fatal, accurate prognostication of patients hospitalised with an exacerbation is difficult.

Background Smoking has been considered an important risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) incidence. However, there are no population-based large-scale studies demonstrating the effects ...

Introduction COPD is a heterogeneous disorder with varied phenotypes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of asthma history, peripheral eosinophilia and elevated FeNO levels along with the diagnostic ...

Introduction Paediatric sleep diagnostics uses complex multi-channel tests in specialised centres, limiting access, delaying diagnosis and management. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders, at ...

COPD is a progressive disease where airway inflammation plays an important part. Previously, there were large expectations that regular anti-inflammatory treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) ...

Background Up to 50% of patients suffering acute pulmonary embolism (PE) demonstrate impaired pulmonary vascular recovery at follow up despite optimal anticoagulation, impacting negatively on ...