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Persistent interstitial lung abnormalities in post-COVID-19 patients: a case se...
Lago,Vanessa Carvalho; Prudente,Robson Aparecido; Luzia,Dayane Araujo; Franco,Estefânia Thomé; Cezare,Talita Jacon; Peralta,AmandaAbstract A new concept of multisystem disease has emerged as a long-term condition following mild-severe COVID-19 infection. The main symptoms of this affection are breathlessness, chest pain, and fatigue. We present here the clinical case of four COVID-19 patients during hospitalization and 60 days after hospital discharge. Physiological impairment of all patients was assessed by spirometry, dyspnea score, art...
Brazilian guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of idiopathic pulmonary ...
Baddini-Martinez,José; Ferreira,Juliana; Tanni,Suzana; Alves,Luis Renato; Cabral Junior,Benedito Francisco; Carvalho,Carlos Roberto RibeiroABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown cause, which predominantly affects elderly men who are current or former smokers. Even though it is an uncommon disease, it is of great importance because of its severity and poor prognosis. In recent decades, several pharmacological treatment modalities have been investigated for the treatment of this disease...
Avaliação da associação da aderência à oxigenoterapia domiciliar prolongada e m...
Marcondes,Vitória Klein; Kuwazuru,Thais Sayuri; Silva,Luiz Paulo Corrêa e; Cezare,Talita Jacon; Franco,Estefânia Aparecida Thome; Prudente,RobsonRESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a relação entre a adesão à oxigenoterapia domiciliar prolongada (ODP) e a mortalidade em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) e insuficiência respiratória crônica e suas características clínicas. Métodos Análise retrospectiva longitudinal de 254 pacientes com DPOC e insuficiência respiratória crônica no período de 2008 a 2016. No início do estudo, avaliamos o diagnósti...
Evaluation of smoking cessation treatment initiated during hospitalization in p...
Garcia,Thaís; Andrade,Sílvia Aline dos Santos; Biral,Angélica Teresa; Bertani,André Luiz; Caram,Laura Miranda de Oliveira; Cezare,Talita JaconABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation program, delivered by trained health care professionals, in patients hospitalized for acute respiratory disease (RD) or heart disease (HD). Methods: Of a total of 393 patients evaluated, we included 227 (146 and 81 active smokers hospitalized for HD and RD, respectively). All participants received smoking cessation treatment during hospita...