Importance In patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, treatment failure is
associated with excessive inflammatory response and worse outcomes. Corticosteroids may …

Background Non-invasive ventilation can prevent respiratory failure after extubation in
individuals at increased risk of this complication, and enhanced survival in patients with …

The mechanisms of aging that are involved in the development of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) are still unclear. Although it has been hypothesized that the proliferation and …

Purpose An International Consensus Conference proposed classifying weaning into simple,
difficult, and prolonged weaning. However, the usefulness of this classification in a …

Cannabis is the third most used psychoactive substance worldwide. The legal status of
cannabis is changing in many Western countries, while we have very limited knowledge of the …

Objetivo La presión asistencial sobre la hospitalización convencional es un problema acuciante
en los servicios de neumología. El propósito del estudio ha sido analizar el impacto de …

Background Assessment of patients with suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD) includes
surgical lung biopsy (SLB) when clinical and radiological data are inconclusive. However, …

The purpose of this study was to establish the microbial aetiology and outcomes of patients
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated as outpatients after presenting to a …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease for which age is the
most important risk factor. Different mechanisms associated with aging, including stem cell …

Background A hallmark of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the excess accumulation of
extracellular matrix in the lungs. Degradation of extracellular matrix generates free-circulating …