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Respiratory physiotherapy interventions used during hospitalization of children and adolescents with asthma
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río Grande del Sur, 2021)
Aims: to describe and to compare the airway clearance techniques used for asthma during hospitalization in three pediatric age groups. In addition, we sought to investigate the main reasons for choosing ...
Current and future perspectives in lung cancer prevention
(AME Publishing Company, 2020)
Smoking is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of different heterogeneous substances, dozens of them classified as carcinogenic for humans, ...
Effects of using the surgical mask and FFP2 during the 6-min walking test. A randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 2021)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of masks has been recommended as a containment measure. The mask is a hindrance to normal breathing that causes discomfort. This could put more work on the respiratory ...
Effects and safety of hypertonic saline combined with airway clearance in non-hospitalized children with recurrent wheezing
(World Scientific Publishing, 2023)
Background: The International Study of Wheezing in Infants defines recurrent wheezing as the presence of three or more medically documented episodes of wheezing within one year. To date, there is no ...
Changes in lung function in adolescents with substance use disorders: an exploratory study
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2023)
Objective: To compare lung function between adolescents with and without substance use disorder (SUD). Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional exploratory study. The sample consisted of 16 ...
Association of sleep disorders with heart rate variability in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
(Zeppelini Publishers, 2022)
Objective: To assess the association of sleep disorders with the findings of heart rate variability (HRV) in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods: Cross-sectional study including ...
Variation in nicotine metabolization according to biological factors and type of nicotine consumer
(MDPI, 2023)
This study aims to describe the nicotine metabolite ratio among tobacco smokers and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users and nonusers. We analyzed pooled data from a longitudinal and a cross-sectional ...
Differential nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in children according to respiratory health status
(Microbiology Society, 2021)
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) constitute one of the leading causes of antibiotic administration, hospitalization and death among children <5 years old. The upper respiratory tract microbiota has ...
Related factors to streptococcus pneumoniae invasive infection and clinical manifestations: the potential role of nasopharyngeal microbiome
(Frontiers Media, 2021-04)
Infections of the lower respiratory tract, such as pneumonia, are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Streptococcus pneumoniae might colonize the upper respiratory tract and is the main ...
A social return on investment analysis of improving the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within the spanish national healthcare system
(Dove Press, 2022)
Purpose: To define a set of proposals that would improve the current management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within the Spanish National Healthcare System (SNHS) from a comprehensive ...