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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Azithromycin induced asthma remission in adults with persistent uncontrolled asthma: a secondary analysis of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Asthma remission is a potential treatment goal. ⋯ In this study, adults with persistent symptomatic asthma achieved a higher remission rate when treated with azithromycin. Remission on treatment may be an achievable treatment target in moderate/severe asthma, and future studies should consider remission as an outcome measure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Automatic Mechanical Ventilation versus Manual Bag Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
IMAGE-ASSISTED PLEURAL NEEDLE BIOPSY OR MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY: WHICH METHOD FOR WHICH PATIENT? A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
Image-guided or assisted needle biopsies and the increasing use of medical thoracoscopy (MT) have increased the diagnostic accuracy of pleural diseases significantly. However, no consensus exists regarding which patients with pleural effusion should undergo MT and which patients should undergo image-guided or assisted needle biopsy as the first procedure to ensure greater diagnostic accuracy. ⋯ MT showed a high diagnostic success in all patients with pleural fluid. However, IA-ANPB showed similar diagnostic success as MT in patients with pleural effusion and associated pleural thickening or lesions. Therefore, in the latter case, IA-ANPB could be preferable to MT.