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Survey of non-invasive ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK
Medical Chest Unit, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 5JQ, UK Dr M J Doherty, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James’s Hospital, Leeds LS91, UK. BACKGROUND Non-invasive ...
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Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit
Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Summers, Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Box 93, Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK; ...
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Recent trends in physician diagnosed COPD in women and men in the UK
Dr J B Soriano, Department of Worldwide Epidemiology, GlaxoWellcome R&D, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 0HE, UK email: jbs42397{at}glaxowellcome.co.uk BACKGROUND Recent trends in physician diagnosed chronic ...
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British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: accredited by NICE
Correspondence to British Thoracic Society, 17, Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; bts{at}brit-thoracic.org.uk and Dr Charlotte E Bolton, Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, University of ...
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Continuous positive airway pressure titration for obstructive sleep apnoea: automatic versus manual titration
1 University of Western Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Respiratory Medicine Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia 2 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: Western Australian ...
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Lung cancer • 5: State of the art radiotherapy for lung cancer
Correspondence to: A Price, Department of Oncology, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK; A.Price{at}ed.ac.uk Radiotherapy has a key role in curative ...
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Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Health Professionals—A guide to effective smoking cessation interventions for the health care system
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A systematic review of the use of opioids in the management of dyspnoea
1 Department of Palliative Medicine, The North London Hospice and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, London N12 8TF, UK 2 Department of Palliative Medicine, Bristol Haematology and Oncology ...
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Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia
Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia has been carried out in three patients; two of these operations have been successful. A new surgical procedure has been used which transmits the whole vena caval ...
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Sleep · 5: Driving and automobile crashes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Driving is a complex task involving distinct cognitive, perceptual, motor, and decision making skills. After placing the vehicle on the road, the driver must constantly survey the ever changing ...
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S155 The role of ST2 in a model of pulmonary hypertension
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal condition involving remodelling of the pulmonary vessel wall leading to elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and eventually right heart ...
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Effects of traditional mind–body movement therapy on chronic cardiopulmonary dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
1 The First Clinical Medical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China 2 The Second Clinical Medical School of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China 3 ...