Background In chronic respiratory failure (CRF), body composition strongly predicts survival.
Methods A prospective randomised controlled trial was undertaken in malnourished …

… Pison MD, PhD c , The Clinical Research Group of the Société Francophone de Nutrition …
The physicians responsible for patient recruitment were Pison C, Pépin JL, Département de …

The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in outpatients on
long-term oxygen therapy or home mechanical ventilation, to determine the relationships …

Background Metallic airway stents for malignant airway obstruction are considered safe, yet
are not without complications. This study reviews the role of computed tomography (CT) …

Hypoxia is well known to affect carbohydrate metabolism through its action on liver function
and thus on glucose homeostasis. The aim of this study was to examine the carbohydrate, …

Gluconeogenesis was studied in hepatocytes isolated from fasted rats submitted to 24 h of
hypoxic exposure (inspired O2 fraction 0.1) or to room air. Hepatocytes from hypoxic rats …

In this report. wedescribe a patient with the classic histology of pUlmonary histiocytosis X,
who had bilateral retlculonodular densities and mediastinal lymph node involvement. The …

Nine patients, 4 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 5 with obstructive
sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) were monitored during sleep, rest and exercise. Left …

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of captopril combined with oxygen therapy
on pulmonary hemodynamics and gas exchange in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

INTRODUCTION: EGEA (Epidemiological study on the genetics and environment of asthma,
bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy), a case control and family study including 2048 …