Articles: chronic.
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COPD Rehabilitation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Acute exacerbation is a common cause of hospital admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD also involves non-pulmonary manifestations including exercise intolerance and skeletal muscle dysfunction. These manifestations added to the hospitalization stay have been associated to a loss of muscle mass partially recovered 3 months after discharge. The aims of this study were to examine the effects of a physical therapy (PT) program in hospitalized patients due to an acute exacerbation of COPD (AE-COPD). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Irene Torres-Sánchez, Marie Carmen Valenza, Gerald Valenza-Demet, Irene Cabrera-Martos, María José Flores-Barba, Sonia Rodríguez-MoralesNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Disease/Pneumothorax PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Pneumothorax continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the respiratory patients but there is paucity of data regarding aetiology, clinical profile, management and outcome of Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SP) from this part of the world. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the aetiology, clinical presentation, management and outcomes of Spontaneous pneumothorax in a tertiary care Hospital from eastern India. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Aparup Dhua, Sourin Bhuniya, Arunabha Datta Chaudhuri, Sumit Raytapadar, Tapan Das BairagyaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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TransplantationSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: In order to identify the characteristics of late-onset non-infectious pulmonary complications (LONIPCs) in children who have undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), we retrospectively evaluated the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of LONIPCs in these patients. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Jong-seo Yoon, Hwan Soo Kim, Jae Wook Lee, Yoon Hong Chun, Nack Gyun Chung, Hyun Hee Kim, Bin Cho, Hack Ki Kim, Joon Sung LeeNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Epidemiology & Physiology PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Purpose: Canada's fourth leading cause of death is chronic lower respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. COPD is a leading cause of death worldwide and is frequently underdiagnosed and untreated. The objective of this paper is to determine the prevalence of airway obstruction (AO) and associated risk factors in farming and non-farming rural populations in Saskatchewan. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Chandima Karunanayake, Josh Lawson, Donna Rennie, Louise Hagel, James Dosman, Punam PahwaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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TransplantationSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: Cor pulmonale can complicate end-stage lung disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and cystic fibrosis (CF). Although the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been described in CF patients, these studies often drew small sample sizes from single centers. We aimed to describe the independent association between CF and PH compared to COPD and IPF. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Nona Mei, Alex BalekianNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.