Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Apr 2010
Letter Case Reports[Round pneumonia: a rare cause of multiple pulmonary nodes].
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Apr 2010
Review[Non-pharmacological prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia].
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the first cause of mortality due to nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit. Its incidence ranges from 9% to 67% of patients on mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Thus, its prevention should be considered as a priority. This prevention could decrease associated morbidity, mortality, costs, and increase patient safety.
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Tracheobronchomalacia is a central airway disease characterised by weakness of the wall and dynamic decrease in the tracheal lumen and the large bronchi, particularly while exhaling. It is more common in middle age and the elderly with previous exposure to cigarettes. It causes chronic symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, increase in recurrent infections, and poor secretion management, but it can also progress to chronic respiratory failure and death. ⋯ In diffuse moderate to severe symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia tracheobronchoplasty must be considered with strengthening of the posterior wall. Silicone and "Y" stents can be used to identify patients who could potentially benefit from surgical treatment as well as being used for the definitive symptomatic treatment with high surgical risk. More prospective studies need to be done in order to standardise certain common criteria for the management of this usually under-diagnosed disease.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Apr 2010
[Validation of the Spanish version of the Revised Cystic Fibrosis Quality of Life Questionnaire in adolescents and adults (CFQR 14+ Spain)].
The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the revised disease-specific health related quality of life questionnaire for adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis (CFQR 14+ Spain). ⋯ The Spanish CFQR14+ (Spain) is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the health-related quality of life in Spanish adolescents and adults with CF, though with the exception of a few of its subscales.