Publications by authors named "C Bancal"
Article Synopsis
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication in primary Sjögren's disease (pSD), but its long-term impact on lung function and patient outcomes is not well understood.
- A study of 73 pSD-ILD patients over an average of 9.3 years found that while lung function was generally stable, a significant portion experienced declines, particularly those with specific health characteristics.
- Key findings include two groups with different lung function trajectories: one with stable lung function and one with a decline of approximately 2.4% per year, where the latter group faced higher risks of death or needing a lung transplant.
Objectives: The storage of serum tumor markers (STM) at -18 °C for one year has been a legal requirement in France since 1999, but has been abolished in 2022. This raises the question of the relevance of maintaining these biobanks in terms of conditions of storage. These should only be implemented after validation; in order to maintain the integrity of the biological sample and must be controlled over time according to the laboratory's procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Survey on hygiene practices after the COVID-19 pandemic in EFR departments].
Rev Mal Respir
September 2023
During the COVID-19 pandemic, airborne transmission of lung disease was a cause for major concern, and scientific societies published strict hygiene guidelines for pulmonary function tests (PFT) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). These guidelines led to a major decrease in patient access to PFT and CPET, and their relevance in the 2023 post-pandemic context may be called into question. Under the hypothesis that PFT/CPET expert centers have modified their practices in accordance with the applicable guidelines, a survey was conducted from the 8th through the 23rd of February 2023 in 28 French PFT/CPET hospital departments.
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