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Long COVID-19 fatigue and obstructive sleep apnea: is there a relation?
Pires, L.; Ribeiro, R.; Belchior, I.; Saraiva, C.; Fatal, T.; Guimarães, M. J.; Moniri, Armin; Drummond, M.Fatigue has been reported as the most frequent long COVID-19 symptom. There is a physiological plausibility for relation be tween OSA and long-COVID-19 fatigue, by Intermittent nocturnal hypox emia, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and low grade systemic inflammation. OSA activates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is the entry receptor fo...
Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine - A position paper of the Portuguese P...
Morais, A.; Bugalho, A.; Drummond, M.; Ferreira, A. J.; Oliveira, A. S.; Sousa, S.; Winck, J. C.; Cardoso, J.The COVID-19 pandemic crisis, among so many social, economic and health problems, also brought new opportunities. The potential of telemedicine to improve health outcomes had already been recognised in the last decades, but the pandemic crisis has accelerated the digital revolution. In 2020, a rapid increase in the use of remote consultations occurred due to the need to reduce attendance and overcrowding in out...
Differences between FEV6, FVC and VC at the diagnosis of obstructive ventilator...
Sousa, C.S.; Coelho, D.B.; Amorim, P.; Viana, P.; Cruz-Martins, N.; Drummond, M.Introduction: The diagnosis of airway obstruction can be made through FEV1/FVC ratio <0.7 or FEV1/VC ratio < lower limit of normality (LLN). Several authors advocate that FEV1/FEV6 ratio is an alternative to diagnosing obstructive ventilatory defect, while others have determined that the best cut-off for this ratio (best combined sensitivity and specificity) is 0.73. Objective: To evaluate the non-inferiority o...
Current practices in home mechanical ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmon...
Ribeiro, C.; Vieira, A. L.; Pamplona, P.; Drummond, M.; Seabra, B.; Ferreira, D.; Liberato, H.; Carreiro, A.; Vicente, I.; Castro, Luísa; Costa, P.Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is becoming increasingly widespread. The aim of this study was to provide an accurate description of the current practices and clinical characteristics of COPD patients on HMV in Portugal. The study was designed as a cross-sectional, multicenter real-life study of COPD patients established on HMV for at least 30 days. Data rel...
COPD exacerbations: management and hospital discharge
Reis, A . J.; Alves, C.; Furtado, S.; Ferreira, J.; Drummond, M.; Robalo-Cordeiro, C.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a serious pulmonary condition. Many patients experience exacerbations and some require Emergency Room visits and hospitalization. In Portugal, hospitalizations due to COPD between 2009 and 2016 decreased by 8%, but they still represented 8049 hospitalized patients in 2016. Appropriate management of COPD exacerbations presents a clinical challenge and, in order to ...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A.; Fonseca, J.; Pereira, A.; Ferreira, A.; Arrobas, A.; Mendes, A.; Drummond, M.; Videira, W.; Costa, T.; Farinha, P.; Soares, J.; Rocha, P.The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia: Ano em Revisão 2009
Drummond, M.; Cordeiro, C. Robalo; Hespanhol, V.; Marques Gomes, M.J.; Bugalho de Almeida, A.; Parente, B.; Pinto, P. G. N.A Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (RPP) tem como um dos seus principais objectivos o de contribuir de forma significativa e relevante para a literatura médica portuguesa. Os presentes editores consideraram que seria importante a análise e comentário da informação mais relevante publicada em cada uma das áreas da Pneumologia no passado ano de 2009. Os membros do Conselho Editorial convidados fi zeram uma avali...