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Pulmonology - Transplantation News & Articles
Are you looking to stay current with all of the latest Pulmonology news articles and research? Look no further! MDLinx Pulmonology medical editors extensively research respiratory medical journals to find the most beneficial Pulmonology clinical literature. Topics range from: Pediatric Pulmonology, Sleep Disorders, Asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and much more. In a matter of minutes, Pulmonologists and their staff can stay up to date with the most current published information.
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Latest Full Text Articles (58) Focus on Tuberculosis281 Onset and risk factors for anxiety and depression during the first 2 years after lung transplantation General Hospital Psychiatry, January 19, 2012
282 Risk of Post Lung Transplant Renal Dysfunction in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis Chest, January 16, 2012
283 Lung transplant, double valve repair, and pulmonary artery aneurysm resection Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, January 9, 2012
284 Lung function early after lung transplantation is correlated with the frequency of regulatory T cells Surgery Today, January 5, 2012
285 Influence of Gender Donor-Recipient Combinations on Survival After Human Lung Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, January 4, 2012
286 The Munich-LTX-Score: predictor for survival after lung transplantation Clinical Transplantation, January 3, 2012
287 An analysis of potential risk factors for early complications from fiberoptic bronchoscopy in lung transplant recipients Transplant International, December 19, 2011
288 ABO-Incompatible Lung Transplantation in an Infant American Journal of Transplantation, December 16, 2011
289 Cough Reflex in Lung Transplant Recipients Lung, December 5, 2011
290 Active rehabilitation and physical therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while awaiting lung transplantation Critical Care Medicine, December 2, 2011
291 Early severe digestive complications after lung transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, December 1, 2011
292 Delayed Chest Closure Assessed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram in Single-Lobe Lung Transplantation Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November 30, 2011
293 Immunosuppression and lung cancer of donor origin after bilateral lung transplantation Lung Cancer, November 18, 2011
294 Impact of lung transplantation on serum lipids in COPD Respiratory Medicine, November 18, 2011
295 Donor quality of life in living-donor lobar lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, November 16, 2011
296 Elevated gamma-glutamyltransferase is associated with mortality in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis Transplant International, November 8, 2011
297 Interstitial Lung Disease and Lung Transplantation Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, November 4, 2011
298 Primary Cytomegalovirus Phosphoprotein 65-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Responses and T-bet Levels Predict Immune Control During Early Chronic Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients Full Text The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 3, 2011
299 Lung Transplant in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Full Text JAMA Surgery, November 2, 2011
300 Investigation of quality of life and relevant influence factors in patients awaiting lung transplantation Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, November 1, 2011 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology
- Chloral hydrate is a sedative that might be used to promote sleep in your pediatric migraine patients.
- Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of chronic cough.
- Trazodone does not improve sleep for methadone-maintained persons with sleep disturbance.
Highlights in Pulmonology
Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.
Read the article summaryLow D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.
Read the article summaryBacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Pulmonology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Pulmonary hypertension is a mild comorbidity in end-stage cystic fibrosis patients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 15, 2013
2 Local Allocation of Lung Donors Results in Transplanting Lungs in Lower Priority Transplant Recipients Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2013 Review Article
3 Disparities in lung transplantation before and after introduction of the lung allocation score The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 16, 2013
4 Pretransplant dyslipidaemia determines outcome in lung transplant recipients Lipids in Health and Disease, April 25, 2013 Free full text
5 CMV driven CD8+ T-cell activation is associated with acute rejection in lung transplantation Clinical Immunology, April 3, 2013
6 Therapeutic Update in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, February 7, 2013 Review Article
7 Use of rifabutin for the treatment of a latent tuberculosis infection in a patient after solid organ transplantation Liver Transplantation, March 25, 2013
8 Cardiopulmonary Bypass During a Second-Lung Implantation Improves Postoperative Oxygenation After Sequential Double-Lung Transplantation Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 1, 2013
9 Right ventricular stroke work index as a negative predictor of mortality and initial hospital stay after lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 11, 2013
10 Variations of Thoracoabdominal Volumes After Lung Transplantation Measured by Opto-Electronic Plethysmography Transplantation Proceedings, April 26, 2013 Review Article
11 Cytological diagnosis of metastatic glioblastoma in the pleural effusion of a lung transplant patient Diagnostic Cytopathology, April 10, 2013
12 Severe lung injury and lung biopsy in children post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: The differences between allogeneic and autologous transplantation Pediatric Transplantation, March 11, 2013
13 Anti-reflux surgery for lung transplant recipients in the presence of impedance-detected duodenogastroesophageal reflux and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: A study of efficacy and safety The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 29, 2013
14 Lung Transplantation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Transplantation Proceedings, April 26, 2013 Review Article
15 Preemptive treatment with voriconazole in lung transplant recipients Transplant Infectious Disease, March 27, 2013
16 Time-dependent changes in the risk of death in pure bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 6, 2013 Review Article
17 Low Exercise Tolerance Correlates With Reduced Inspiratory Capacity and Respiratory Muscle Function in Recipients With Advanced Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Transplantation, April 24, 2013
18 Pain After Lung Transplant: High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation vs Chest Physiotherapy American Journal of Critical Care, March 18, 2013
19 Successful lung autotransplantation for central non-small-cell lung cancer: report of a case Surgery Today, April 19, 2013
20 Helium-Oxygen Mixture to Facilitate Ventilation in Patients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation Respiratory Care, April 8, 2013 Free full text
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