COPD exacerbations requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission have a major impact on morbidity and mortality. Only 10%-25% of are eosinophilic.

Admitting patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) to the ICU is controversial, due their associated high mortality when they require invasive mechanical ventilation. We aimed determine risk factors for in ILD requiring support acute respiratory failure.An observational cohort study was performed 2 chest diseases teaching hospitals. included all failure admitted between 2008 and 2010. Subject demographics, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) use, were obtained from medical records. Subjects...

Severe sepsis is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Numerous biomarkers have been assessed to predict outcome CRP widely used. However, relevance for risk level day when it measured not well studied. We aimed assess whether initial and/or third dayCRP values are as good predictors ICU patients with severe other well-known complex mortality, i.e., SOFA scores.An observational cohort study was performed 20-bed respiratory chest disease center. Patients...

Background and aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) frequently require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for application of mechanical ventilation (MV). We aimed determine whether comorbidities clinical variables present at ICU are predictive mortality. Methods: A retrospective, observational cohort study was performed in a tertiary teaching hospital's using data collected between January 2008 December 2012. Previously...

While C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-studied marker for predicting treatment response and mortality in sepsis, it was aimed to assess the efficacy of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as predictor sepsis patients intensive care unit (ICU).In this retrospective cross-sectional study, were divided according presence septic shock on 1st day ICU stay, then subgrouped mortality. Patient demographics, acute physiologic chronic health evaluation II sequential organ failure assessment scores,...

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) presented considerable challenges to health services, particularly for a routine assessment method, the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), which can generate aerosols and require sharing common surfaces. Despite these risks, there is need continue testing, especially vulnerable patient groups. An online survey was conducted from June 1 26, 2020, assess pulmonologists' practices regarding PFTs before during pandemic's first peak in Türkiye (March 11-May 20,...

Aim: Increased dyspnea, sputum volume, and purulence are subjective symptoms in COPD patients. To diagnose exacerbations with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) to assess the requirement for antibiotic treatment, physicians require more objective criteria. We aimed investigate whether neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be used as an infectious exacerbation marker patients CRF. Patients methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed intensive care outpatient clinic of a...

Abstract: Thymolipoma is a benign tumour composed of thymic elements and adipose tissue. It may be associated with myasthenia gravis or immune disorders. We aimed to evaluate the clinical radiological features thymolipoma. The data from 10 cases thymolipoma, diagnosed at our centre between 2002 2004, were analysed retrospectively. There six female four male patients, whose ages ranged 16 67 years, mean age 34.1 years. All but two patients had pulmonary extrapulmonary symptoms. Five also...

We aimed to investigate the delays from first symptom thoracotomy and examine whether cause stage advancement in lung cancer. This prospective study included 138 patients with non-small cell carcinoma who underwent thoracotomy. Clinical files of were analyzed a questionnaire was created obtain information patients. The mean duration values 81.3 days for application interval, 61.3 referral 20.3 diagnostic 21.9 treatment interval. interval longer than 30 (patient delay) 50 (37.9 %). visit...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact exposure biomass smoke vs cigarette on serum inflammatory markers and pulmonary function parameters in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF). Patients methods: A total 106 CRF divided into age gender-matched groups cigarette-smoke (n=55, mean [SD] age: 71.0 [12.0] years, 92.7% were females) (n=51, 73.0 [11.0] 94.1% included retrospective study. Data patient demographics (age gender), markers, including...

BACKGROUND:We addressed the impact of patient education followed by frequent visits on compliance with positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment in patients obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) a Turkish clinic cohort. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This single-center, randomized, controlled study was conducted Istanbul, Turkey between June 2014 and April 2015. Among 115 eligible OSA (mean age 51.0±9.3 years; 75.5% men), 63 were randomized to standard support (SS) group (general information about PAP at...

Does eosinophilia and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio affect hospital re-admission in cases of copD exacerbation?282 exacerbation?

Objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious pathology with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Studies regarding the efficacy new inflammatory markers as predictor mortality in PE have thus far been limited. This study aimed to evaluate predictive value platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil/lymphocyte (NLR), platelet/mean platelet volume (PLT/MPV), C-reactive protein (CRP) on short-term long-term patients PE. Material methods A retrospective, observational cohort was carried out...

We aimed to evaluate the ICU management and long-term outcomes of kyphoscoliosis patients with respiratory failure. A retrospective observational cohort study was performed in a outpatient clinic from 2002–2011. enrolled all admitted followed-up at regular intervals after discharge. Reasons for acute failure (ARF), data, mortality, length stay non-invasive ventilation (NIV) device settings, compliance were recorded. NIV long term effect on pulmonary performance analyzed. Sixty-two...

Abstract: Cachexia is known to be a deteriorating factor for survival of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but data related obesity are limited. We observed that obese COPD prescribed long-term noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) had better rate compared nonobese patients. Therefore, we conducted retrospective observational cohort study. Archives Thoracic Diseases Training Hospital were sought between 2008 and 2013. All the subjects domiciliary NIMV...

The safety of beta-blockers as a heart rate-limiting drug (HRLD) in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) has not been properly assessed the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. This study aims compare use beta-blocker drugs relative non-beta-blocker ones COPD ARF respect length ICU stay and mortality. We performed retrospective (January 2011-December 2012) case-control level III teaching hospital. It was carried out closed by same...

Purpose: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) usage outside of intensive care unit is not recommended in patients with COPD for severe acute respiratory failure (ARF). We assessed the factors associated NIMV ARF and acidosis admitted to emergency department followed on ward. Patients methods: This a retrospective observational cohort study conducted tertiary teaching hospital specialized chest diseases thoracic surgery between June 1, 2013 May 31, 2014. who were our due included....

<h3>BACKGROUND:</h3> Acquiring 6-min walk test (6MWT) data from patients undergoing noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure is limited. We aimed assess whether the actual distance (6MWD) or percent predicted 6MWD a better reflection of function using home (NIV) failure. <h3>METHODS:</h3> This was cross-sectional observational study. The 6MWT performed in subjects NIV. Diagnoses were grouped as COPD, obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS),...

OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the intensive care unit (ICU) and long-term mortality in sepsis patients with/ without thrombocytopenia on fifth day ICU admission. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The retrospective observational cohort performed a teaching hospital, with who stayed more than 4 days between January 2012 December were included.Patients divided into two groups according thier platelet count at stay: Group 1, < 150.000/μL;Group 2, >150.000/μL.Patients having...

The choice of treatment according to the inflammation type in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has been recent interest. This study investigated role novel biomarkers, hospital outcomes, and readmission rates first month patients with eosinophilic or neutrophilic AECOPD.We conducted a retrospective observational cohort Chest Teaching Hospital hospitalized AECOPD patients. Subjects' characteristics, hemogram results, C-reactive protein (CRP),...

The objective of this study was to compare the change in 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) 1 year as an indicator exercise capacity among patients undergoing home non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) due chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF) caused by different etiologies.This retrospective cohort conducted a tertiary pulmonary disease hospital who had completed 1-year follow-up under NIMV because CHRF with etiologies (ie, obstructive [COPD], obesity hypoventilation syndrome...

There is limited data about ICU, short and long-term mortality prediction of severe CAP with neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR): N-terminal proB- type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP): C-reactive protein (CRP).Besides the known severity indexes can NLR, NT-proBNP, CRP predict long term mortality?A retrospective cohort study was carried out in a level III ICU tertiary training hospital for chest diseases thoracic surgery.Over period, total 143 patients were enrolled study. The APACHE II...