... in patients with CF. Objective: The objective of the study was to comprehensively assess the functional response to nebulized inhalation with salbutamol in children with CF. Methods: Thirty children aged 6–18 years with stable CF performed pulmonary function tests, MBW, and matrix pencil-MRI before and after...

... tool to biopsy peripheral pulmonary nodules. Utility in children is less well known. Objectives: The objective of this study was to review the EBUS experience of two specialist centres to better define the current role of EBUS in paediatric practice. Methods: A retrospective record review of EBUS...

... function after treatment. Objectives: To establish reference values for maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure, and the tension-time index at rest in healthy children and adolescents aged 8–19 years, as well as to present sex- and age-related reference centiles normalized for demographic...

... samples of ILD children and studied the relationship between their levels and the degree of inflammation. Methods: BALF and serum concentration of VEGF as well as ferritin and albumin in BALF samples were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in children with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bronchiectasis Chest Children Computed tomography Cystic fibrosis Ivacaftor Pediatrics The recent development of ivacaftor therapy, which corrects the gating defect of the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance...

... of this prospective study were to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in non-CF BE children and also to assess the risk factors associated with HRQOL. Methods: Forty-two non-CF BE patients between the ages of 9 and 18 years were enrolled in the study. All recruited patients completed the generic Short...

.... Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether in children with acute exacerbation, exhaled H 2 O 2 levels could be influenced by treatment and linked to airway obstruction. Methods: Twenty-two asthmatic children (mean age 9.4 years, range 6–14) with asthma exacerbation and 12 healthy children...

... rates, or repeatability of P i max and P e max in children or on methodological factors affecting test outcomes. Objectives: To determine P i max and P e max in healthy children and examine which published reference equations are best suited to a contemporary population. Secondary objectives were...

... by granulation tissue. Due to the introduction of a miniaturized probe, this method is well applicable in children since it can be performed via the working channel of a flexible pediatric bronchoscope. Bronchial obstruction, although rare in infants and children, is associated with significant morbidity...

.... To our knowledge, few studies have assessed respiratory symptoms and allergies in this context. Objectives: To evaluate whether the association of exposure to animals (indicators of allergen and endotoxin exposure) with asthma-related symptoms is modified by ETS exposure in Chinese children. Methods...

... children (12 female, 25 male, mean age ± SD 7.9 ± 3.5 years, range 3-16 years) undergoing elective surgery for nonpulmonary illnesses and 16 healthy adults (all male, mean age ± SD 24.7 ± 2.6 years, range 20-28 years, 8 smokers, 8 nonsmokers) have been studied after approval by the ethics committees...

... 1992 20 1 2009 Diphosphonate Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis Children © 1992 S. Karger AG, Basel 1992 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form...

...J.P. Collet; J.P. Boissel Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in children have an important socioeconomic impact, with consequences on both the quality of life of the children, the possible medical sequelae and the inherent direct and indirect costs. The possibility to prevent...

...M. Aymard; J.J. Chomel; J.P. Allard; D. Thouvenot; D. Honegger; D. Floret; J.-P. Boissel; J.-P. Collet; F. Dürr; J. Gillet; N. Bossard; L. Lyon Viral investigations were performed during 4 winter seasons (88/89, 89/90, 92/93, 93/94) in children attending day-care centers (DCCs) in the Rhone...

...Ayhan Gocmen; Nural Kiper; Mete Toppare; Ugur Ozcelik; Reha Cengizlier; Feyzullah Cetinkaya Seventy-two children with no underlying diseases were treated for empyema. Radical surgical approaches like decortication were necessary for only 3 children. In 66 children tube drainage was applied...

...B. Niggemann; W. Rebien; W. Rahn; U. Wahn We present 2 cases of children with Niemann-Pick disease type B, and surprisingly with reticular lung infiltrations, although otherwise healthy in terms of pulmonary manifestation. Finding such reticular infiltrations should lead one to think...

...R. Kraemer; F. Stoller The wash-in time (t wi ), defined as time until gaseous equilibrium between lungs and spirometer is reached during helium dilution rebreathing, and cumulative inspired volume (CIV) ventilated during this time were measured in 64 healthy children (30 boys and 34 girls, aged...

...K.-G. Hidinger; Max Kjellman A bronchodilator aerosol, terbutaline sulphate, was administered to 18 asthmatic children, mean age 8.0 years (range 4.9–13.7 years) in a cross-over trial using either a common actuator or a 750-ml collapsible spacer. With the spacer, peak expiratory flow rate...

...Lucinda J. Yost; Christian W. Zauner; Marc J. Jaeger We measured physical working capacity at a heart rate of 170 bpm (PWC 170 ) and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL co ) in two groups of children ranging in age from 9 to 17 years. One group was formed of highly trained competitive...

...Hanafiah Salam; Warren J. Warwick We have demonstrated the reliability of the planimetric method for the determination of total lung capacity (TCL) in children aged 4–16 in comparison with TLC measured by the plethysmograph method. We have found power function formulas to be of greater potential...