Introduction Our objectives were to determine the causes of acute respiratory failure (ARF)
in elderly patients and to assess the accuracy of the initial diagnosis by the emergency …

Background No data on long-term outcomes of survivors of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) (A[H1N1])-associated
ARDS are available. The objective of this study was to compare the 1-year …

Purpose Emergence of multidrug-resistant strains in intensive care units has renewed
interest in colistin, which often remains the only available antimicrobial agent active against …

PURPOSE: To evaluate, with thin-section computed tomography (CT), changes in bronchial
cross-sectional area and lung attenuation induced by bronchial stimulation in patients with …

Background Cardiac asthma is common, but has been poorly investigated. The objective
was to compare the characteristics and outcome of cardiac asthma with that of classical …

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), or Ondine's curse syndrome, is a rare
genetic disorder associated with mutations of the PHOX2B gene. It is characterized by sleep…

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, respiratory insufficiency is a major burden.
Diaphragm conditioning by electrical stimulation could interfere with lung function decline by …

The tissue concentration of aminoglycosides in lung parenchyma is the main determinant of
bactericidal efficiency. The aim of the study was to compare the lung deposition of amikacin …

Myopathic symptoms in Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIIa (GSD IIIa) are generally ascribed
to the muscle wasting that these patients suffer in adult life, but an inability to debranch …

The interpretation of pulmonary function tests relies on reference values corrected for age,
sex and height. Height may be difficult to measure in patients with deformities of the thoracic …