In this clinical, randomized, prospective study, we compared the effects of three different
analgesia techniques (thoracic epidural analgesia [TEA] with and without preoperative initiation …

Purpose The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in interstitial lung disease (ILD)
has been reported at different frequencies in several studies. The aims of our study were to …

Adverse-outcomes related to sarcopenia are mostly mentioned as physical disability. As the
other skeletal muscles, respiratory muscles may also be affected by sarcopenia. Respiratory …

Background: Infective exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are associated with increased mortality. Therefore, effective management of COPD …

Background: Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM) has been reported as a rare, adult-onset
hereditary muscle disease with putative autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive …

Background: A possible association between periodontitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
has been suggested. The aim of this study is to compare periodontitis prevalence …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is highly associated with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). Poor sleep quality is found to be related with decreased quality of …

BACKGROUND: Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is not a routine test in sleep laboratories
due to its invasive nature. Therefore, the diagnosis of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS…

Introduction: Although there are studies evaluating the effects of periodontal health on
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the effects of COPD – a systemic disease, on …

Pulmonary barotrauma of descent (lung squeeze) has been described in breath-hold divers
when the lung volume becomes smaller than the residual volume (RV), with the effect of …